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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 February 2025

On Monday 17 February, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind11.11 GW28%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW8%Solar1.37 GW3%Gas17.00 GW43%Imports2.68 GW7%Nuclear4.30 GW11%37.5GW AVERAGE28%8%43%11%
Price
£107.04/MWh
Day average £107.04
Demand37.5GW
Generation 37.1Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables32%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 February 2025, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 10:05. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £107.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.99/MWh at 05:30 to £150.06/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.373.4%Wind 11.1127.9%Gas 17.0042.7%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 3.077.7%Nuclear 4.3010.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 10:05
Low 26.8 · 05:00Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
55 Out
47
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 February 2025, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Feb
Imported
55GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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