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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 February 2025

On Thursday 13 February, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind6.80 GW17%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass3.06 GW8%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas20.01 GW51%Imports4.16 GW11%Nuclear4.31 GW11%37.4GW AVERAGE17%8%51%11%11%
Price
£131.19/MWh
Day average £131.19
Demand37.4GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables20%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 February 2025, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £131.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.12/MWh at 05:30 to £165.20/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 57% 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 0.360.9%Wind 6.8017.4%Gas 20.0151.1%Hydro 0.491.2%Biomass 3.067.8%Nuclear 4.3111.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 12:05
Low 27.0 · 05:00Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
93 Out
35
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 February 2025, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Feb
Imported
93GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWImporting

In 42.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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