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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 March 2026

On Tuesday 24 March, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind20.81 GW58%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.35 GW4%Solar1.02 GW3%Gas3.23 GW9%Imports5.12 GW14%Nuclear4.34 GW12%33.6GW AVERAGE58%9%14%12%
Price
£56.78/MWh
Day average £56.78
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables61%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
58g/kWh
0Day average 58300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 March 2026, wind supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 58 g/kWh and the price £56.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (33 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (76 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.54/MWh at 23:30 to £101.60/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 67% 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 1.022.8%Wind 20.8157.5%Gas 3.238.9%Hydro 0.310.9%Biomass 1.353.7%Nuclear 4.3412.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 17:25
Low 24.5 · 05:05Avg 33.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
113 Out
48
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 67%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 24 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 March 2026, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Mar
Imported
113GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.42GWImporting

In 60.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 14.7 GWh

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