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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 31 March 2026

On Tuesday 31 March, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind7.90 GW24%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar2.39 GW7%Gas9.75 GW29%Imports5.88 GW18%Nuclear4.94 GW15%31.6GW AVERAGE24%7%29%18%15%
Price
£116.50/MWh
Day average £116.50
Demand31.6GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables33%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 31 March 2026, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £116.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.53/MWh at 04:30 to £149.92/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 35% 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 2.397.1%Wind 7.9023.6%Gas 9.7529.1%Hydro 0.682.0%Biomass 1.955.8%Nuclear 4.9414.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 11:30
Low 23.5 · 05:05Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
137 Out
43
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 31 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 31 March 2026, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 31 Mar
Imported
137GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.70GWImporting

In 64.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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