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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 March 2026

On Sunday 29 March, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind18.50 GW54%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.01 GW3%Solar1.30 GW4%Gas4.17 GW12%Imports4.15 GW12%Nuclear4.63 GW14%31.7GW AVERAGE54%12%12%14%
Price
£55.55/MWh
Day average £55.55
Demand31.7GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables59%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 March 2026, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 14:05. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £55.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 23.6 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (43 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (118 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.13/MWh at 23:30 to £103.96/MWh at 07:00. Wind made 62% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.303.8%Wind 18.5054.2%Gas 4.1712.2%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 1.012.9%Nuclear 4.6313.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 14:05
Low 23.4 · 02:30Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
91 Out
45
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 62%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 29 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 March 2026, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Mar
Imported
91GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWImporting

In 67.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.91GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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