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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 February 2025

On Saturday 22 February, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind11.55 GW37%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass1.33 GW4%Solar1.63 GW5%Gas4.64 GW15%Imports6.87 GW22%Nuclear4.67 GW15%30.2GW AVERAGE37%15%22%15%
Price
£71.47/MWh
Day average £71.47
Demand30.2GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables44%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
80g/kWh
0Day average 80300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 February 2025, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 80 g/kWh and the price £71.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (124 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.98/MWh at 00:00 to £123.85/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 47% 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 1.635.2%Wind 11.5536.8%Gas 4.6414.8%Hydro 0.722.3%Biomass 1.334.2%Nuclear 4.6714.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 18:25
Low 23.4 · 04:05Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
152 Out
23
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 47%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 February 2025, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Feb
Imported
152GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.11GWImporting

In 26.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.11GWImporting

In 74.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWGenerating

Generated 12.7 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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