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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 February 2025

On Friday 14 February, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind9.53 GW23%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.96 GW7%Solar0.97 GW2%Gas18.93 GW46%Imports3.78 GW9%Nuclear4.31 GW11%37.3GW AVERAGE23%7%46%9%11%
Price
£108.44/MWh
Day average £108.44
Demand37.3GW
Generation 37.0Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables27%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 February 2025, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £108.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £90.40/MWh at 02:30 to £135.24/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.972.4%Wind 9.5323.4%Gas 18.9346.4%Hydro 0.330.8%Biomass 2.967.2%Nuclear 4.3110.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 11:00
Low 27.5 · 04:25Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
84 Out
75
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 February 2025, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 75 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Feb
Imported
84GWh
Exported
75GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.74GWImporting

In 65.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 19.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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