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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 February 2025

On Monday 10 February, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind16.85 GW42%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.57 GW6%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas10.87 GW27%Imports5.24 GW13%Nuclear4.30 GW11%38.2GW AVERAGE42%27%13%11%
Price
£112.95/MWh
Day average £112.95
Demand38.2GW
Generation 35.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables43%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 February 2025, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £112.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.2 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £82.21/MWh at 03:30 to £140.00/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 48% 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 0.210.5%Wind 16.8541.7%Gas 10.8726.9%Hydro 0.360.9%Biomass 2.576.4%Nuclear 4.3010.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 35.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 12:35
Low 25.6 · 05:00Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 35.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
125 Out
42
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 48%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 February 2025, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Feb
Imported
125GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.07GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.10GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 26.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.43GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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