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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 February 2025

On Wednesday 26 February, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind7.13 GW19%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass3.20 GW9%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas14.37 GW39%Imports5.66 GW15%Nuclear4.72 GW13%35.1GW AVERAGE19%9%39%15%13%
Price
£97.99/MWh
Day average £97.99
Demand35.1GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 February 2025, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £97.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 13:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.47/MWh at 14:00 to £140.00/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.093.0%Wind 7.1319.3%Gas 14.3738.9%Hydro 0.742.0%Biomass 3.208.7%Nuclear 4.7212.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 10:55
Low 25.1 · 05:05Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
129 Out
41
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 February 2025, Great Britain imported 129 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Feb
Imported
129GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.71GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.41GWImporting

In 81.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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