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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 February 2025

On Saturday 1 February, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind10.15 GW30%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.49 GW7%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas12.47 GW37%Imports3.72 GW11%Nuclear4.27 GW13%33.2GW AVERAGE30%7%37%11%13%
Price
£112.60/MWh
Day average £112.60
Demand33.2GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables32%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 February 2025, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £112.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.23/MWh at 23:00 to £133.91/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.491.4%Wind 10.1529.8%Gas 12.4736.7%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 2.497.3%Nuclear 4.2712.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 17:45
Low 24.6 · 05:25Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
86 Out
16
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 February 2025, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Feb
Imported
86GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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