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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 February 2025

On Sunday 2 February, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind10.14 GW30%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass3.06 GW9%Solar1.49 GW4%Gas11.53 GW34%Imports3.30 GW10%Nuclear4.28 GW13%32.7GW AVERAGE30%9%34%10%13%
Price
£110.58/MWh
Day average £110.58
Demand32.7GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables35%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 February 2025, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £110.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.99/MWh at 11:00 to £146.44/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 37% 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 1.494.4%Wind 10.1429.6%Gas 11.5333.7%Hydro 0.451.3%Biomass 3.068.9%Nuclear 4.2812.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 17:50
Low 25.1 · 05:05Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
73 Out
25
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 February 2025, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Feb
Imported
73GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.66GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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