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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 March 2026

On Thursday 26 March, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind10.49 GW30%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.51 GW4%Solar3.46 GW10%Gas7.71 GW22%Imports7.02 GW20%Nuclear4.46 GW13%34.0GW AVERAGE30%10%22%20%13%
Price
£119.18/MWh
Day average £119.18
Demand34.0GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables41%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 March 2026, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £119.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 01:35. Solar generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £91.09/MWh at 15:30 to £149.88/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.469.8%Wind 10.4929.8%Gas 7.7121.9%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 1.514.3%Nuclear 4.4612.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 10:30
Low 26.1 · 05:05Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports134GWh
In
160 Out
26
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 26 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 March 2026, Great Britain imported 160 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Mar
Imported
160GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
134GWh
Average net flow
5.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.02GWImporting

In 72.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.99GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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