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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 February 2025

On Monday 24 February, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind16.74 GW46%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.25 GW3%Solar1.68 GW5%Gas5.45 GW15%Imports6.11 GW17%Nuclear4.68 GW13%34.0GW AVERAGE46%15%17%13%
Price
£60.76/MWh
Day average £60.76
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables52%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
78g/kWh
0Day average 78300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 February 2025, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 78 g/kWh and the price £60.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.2 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (43 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (136 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.56/MWh at 02:00 to £109.45/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 55% 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 1.684.6%Wind 16.7445.8%Gas 5.4514.9%Hydro 0.621.7%Biomass 1.253.4%Nuclear 4.6812.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 11:30
Low 24.5 · 04:50Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
140 Out
46
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 February 2025, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Feb
Imported
140GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 59.8 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.16GWImporting

In 27.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 14.4 GWh

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