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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 February 2025

On Saturday 8 February, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind6.71 GW19%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.34 GW7%Solar0.19 GW1%Gas13.13 GW37%Imports8.12 GW23%Nuclear4.28 GW12%33.9GW AVERAGE19%37%23%12%
Price
£127.35/MWh
Day average £127.35
Demand33.9GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 6.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables21%
Other42%
Carbon intensityHigh
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 February 2025, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £127.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.84/MWh at 01:00 to £157.50/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.190.5%Wind 6.7119.0%Gas 13.1337.1%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 2.346.6%Nuclear 4.2812.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 6.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 17:40
Low 25.7 · 05:00Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 6.6 GW
Net imports156GWh
In
187 Out
31
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 8 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 February 2025, Great Britain imported 187 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Feb
Imported
187GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
156GWh
Average net flow
6.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.30GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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