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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 March 2026

On Saturday 28 March, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 64%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind18.28 GW52%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass0.95 GW3%Solar3.52 GW10%Gas3.89 GW11%Imports3.43 GW10%Nuclear4.45 GW13%31.0GW AVERAGE52%10%11%10%13%
Price
£58.24/MWh
Day average £58.24
Demand31.0GW
Generation 31.5Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables64%
Other25%
Carbon intensityLow
59g/kWh
0Day average 59300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 March 2026, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 59 g/kWh and the price £58.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.1 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (30 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (105 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£9.14/MWh at 11:00 to £145.77/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 4.5 hours. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.5210.1%Wind 18.2852.3%Gas 3.8911.1%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 0.952.7%Nuclear 4.4512.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 13:25
Low 24.4 · 05:30Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports9GWh
In
72 Out
81
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 March 2026, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Mar
Imported
72GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
9GWh
Average net flow
0.38GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.55GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.12GWImporting

In 51.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.52GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 13.7 GWh

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