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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 February 2025

On Tuesday 11 February, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind12.06 GW30%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.60 GW7%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas14.69 GW37%Imports5.62 GW14%Nuclear4.30 GW11%38.1GW AVERAGE30%37%14%11%
Price
£128.84/MWh
Day average £128.84
Demand38.1GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables32%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 February 2025, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £128.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £104.22/MWh at 03:30 to £149.16/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 43% 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 0.140.3%Wind 12.0630.3%Gas 14.6936.9%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.606.5%Nuclear 4.3010.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 13:05
Low 27.7 · 04:10Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
127 Out
39
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 February 2025, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Feb
Imported
127GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 48.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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