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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 March 2026

On Tuesday 3 March, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind5.49 GW16%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass2.68 GW8%Solar2.24 GW6%Gas13.71 GW39%Imports6.81 GW20%Nuclear3.33 GW10%33.0GW AVERAGE16%8%39%20%10%
Price
£116.58/MWh
Day average £116.58
Demand33.0GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 March 2026, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £116.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.01/MWh at 00:00 to £158.22/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.246.4%Wind 5.4915.8%Gas 13.7139.4%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 2.687.7%Nuclear 3.339.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 12:00
Low 24.0 · 05:05Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports117GWh
In
159 Out
42
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 March 2026, Great Britain imported 159 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Mar
Imported
159GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
117GWh
Average net flow
4.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.33GWImporting

In 80.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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