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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 February 2025

On Sunday 9 February, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind10.25 GW30%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW9%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas9.51 GW28%Imports6.16 GW18%Nuclear4.29 GW13%33.3GW AVERAGE30%9%28%18%13%
Price
£112.23/MWh
Day average £112.23
Demand33.3GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables33%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 February 2025, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £112.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.41/MWh at 07:00 to £137.34/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 37% 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 0.401.2%Wind 10.2530.0%Gas 9.5127.9%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 3.079.0%Nuclear 4.2912.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 17:50
Low 24.3 · 05:00Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports128GWh
In
146 Out
18
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 February 2025, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Feb
Imported
146GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
128GWh
Average net flow
5.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.57GWImporting

In 62.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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