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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 February 2025

On Friday 7 February, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind16.44 GW42%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.86 GW7%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas7.68 GW20%Imports6.94 GW18%Nuclear4.28 GW11%37.5GW AVERAGE42%7%20%18%11%
Price
£112.77/MWh
Day average £112.77
Demand37.5GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables44%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
106g/kWh
0Day average 106300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 February 2025, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 106 g/kWh and the price £112.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.2 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.40/MWh at 03:30 to £136.84/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.350.9%Wind 16.4442.0%Gas 7.6819.6%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.867.3%Nuclear 4.2810.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 17:30
Low 27.3 · 04:20Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports132GWh
In
163 Out
31
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 February 2025, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Feb
Imported
163GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
132GWh
Average net flow
5.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.41GWImporting

In 58.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.23GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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