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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 March 2026

On Monday 30 March, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind18.00 GW49%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.35 GW4%Solar2.97 GW8%Gas3.93 GW11%Imports4.87 GW13%Nuclear4.81 GW13%33.5GW AVERAGE49%8%11%13%13%
Price
£56.07/MWh
Day average £56.07
Demand33.5GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables59%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 March 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £56.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.3 GW at 01:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.09/MWh at 02:00 to £145.88/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 57% 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 2.978.2%Wind 18.0049.4%Gas 3.9310.8%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 1.353.7%Nuclear 4.8113.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 12:30
Low 25.7 · 05:00Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
111 Out
56
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 March 2026, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Mar
Imported
111GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.56GWImporting

In 61.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.15GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 27.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.51GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 14.3 GWh

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