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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 February 2025

On Sunday 16 February, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind12.02 GW34%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass3.09 GW9%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas9.46 GW27%Imports5.10 GW15%Nuclear4.31 GW12%33.9GW AVERAGE34%9%27%15%12%
Price
£99.47/MWh
Day average £99.47
Demand33.9GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 February 2025, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £99.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.5 GW at 10:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.77/MWh at 09:00 to £134.37/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 0.702.0%Wind 12.0234.4%Gas 9.4627.1%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 3.098.9%Nuclear 4.3112.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 17:45
Low 25.1 · 05:05Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
120 Out
10
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 16 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 February 2025, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Feb
Imported
120GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.29GWImporting

In 56.5 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.51GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 15.0 GWh

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