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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 February 2025

On Thursday 6 February, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind7.42 GW19%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass3.00 GW8%Solar1.82 GW5%Gas18.11 GW47%Imports3.41 GW9%Nuclear4.27 GW11%37.0GW AVERAGE19%8%47%9%11%
Price
£117.34/MWh
Day average £117.34
Demand37.0GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables26%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 February 2025, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £117.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (80 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £94.74/MWh at 05:30 to £172.57/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.824.7%Wind 7.4219.2%Gas 18.1146.8%Hydro 0.681.8%Biomass 3.007.8%Nuclear 4.2711.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 10:30
Low 27.3 · 04:05Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
75 Out
33
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 February 2025, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Feb
Imported
75GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 25.9 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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