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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 February 2025

On Sunday 23 February, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind18.73 GW54%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass1.29 GW4%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas4.75 GW14%Imports3.93 GW11%Nuclear4.68 GW14%31.8GW AVERAGE54%14%11%14%
Price
£46.95/MWh
Day average £46.95
Demand31.8GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables58%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
73g/kWh
0Day average 73300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 February 2025, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 73 g/kWh and the price £46.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.3 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:30 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (101 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.56/MWh at 13:30 to £101.42/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 61% 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 0.451.3%Wind 18.7354.2%Gas 4.7513.8%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 1.293.7%Nuclear 4.6813.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 17:45
Low 23.4 · 04:55Avg 31.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
88 Out
50
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 61%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 February 2025, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Feb
Imported
88GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.16GWImporting

In 27.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.35GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 14.6 GWh

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