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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 March 2026

On Monday 23 March, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind7.99 GW23%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.73 GW8%Solar2.23 GW7%Gas10.64 GW31%Imports5.62 GW16%Nuclear4.35 GW13%32.0GW AVERAGE23%8%31%16%13%
Price
£122.26/MWh
Day average £122.26
Demand32.0GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables32%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 March 2026, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £122.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.81/MWh at 23:30 to £163.96/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.236.5%Wind 7.9923.4%Gas 10.6431.2%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 2.738.0%Nuclear 4.3512.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 10:00
Low 22.9 · 04:05Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
131 Out
46
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 March 2026, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Mar
Imported
131GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.94GWImporting

In 70.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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