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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 February 2025

On Wednesday 5 February, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind9.49 GW25%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass3.13 GW8%Solar1.20 GW3%Gas16.48 GW43%Imports3.56 GW9%Nuclear4.18 GW11%36.0GW AVERAGE25%8%43%9%11%
Price
£123.57/MWh
Day average £123.57
Demand36.0GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables29%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 February 2025, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £123.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.81/MWh at 02:00 to £158.79/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 47% 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 1.203.1%Wind 9.4924.6%Gas 16.4842.6%Hydro 0.621.6%Biomass 3.138.1%Nuclear 4.1810.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 12:25
Low 26.1 · 04:40Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
76 Out
55
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 February 2025, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Feb
Imported
76GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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