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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 March 2026

On Friday 27 March, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind14.50 GW42%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW5%Solar1.54 GW4%Gas6.62 GW19%Imports5.23 GW15%Nuclear4.46 GW13%33.2GW AVERAGE42%19%15%13%
Price
£98.97/MWh
Day average £98.97
Demand33.2GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables48%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
99g/kWh
0Day average 99300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 March 2026, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity averaged 99 g/kWh and the price £98.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (136 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.50/MWh at 14:30 to £131.93/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.544.5%Wind 14.5042.2%Gas 6.6219.3%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 1.584.6%Nuclear 4.4613.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 13:50
Low 24.6 · 04:05Avg 33.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
122 Out
23
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 27 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 March 2026, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Mar
Imported
122GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.33GWImporting

In 56.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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