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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 February 2025

On Thursday 27 February, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind9.17 GW24%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.96 GW8%Solar2.28 GW6%Gas15.56 GW40%Imports3.21 GW8%Nuclear4.74 GW12%34.9GW AVERAGE24%8%40%8%12%
Price
£94.22/MWh
Day average £94.22
Demand34.9GW
Generation 35.3Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables31%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 February 2025, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £94.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 14:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.82/MWh at 13:30 to £125.10/MWh at 07:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.285.9%Wind 9.1723.8%Gas 15.5640.4%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.967.7%Nuclear 4.7412.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers −0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 12:05
Low 25.5 · 04:05Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers −0.4 GW
Net exports5GWh
In
72 Out
78
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 February 2025, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 78 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Feb
Imported
72GWh
Exported
78GWh
Net out
5GWh
Average net flow
0.22GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.26GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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