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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 February 2026

On Sunday 1 February, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind6.91 GW21%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass3.01 GW9%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas10.83 GW32%Imports7.72 GW23%Nuclear4.03 GW12%32.4GW AVERAGE21%9%32%23%12%
Price
£99.51/MWh
Day average £99.51
Demand32.4GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 6.7
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables23%
Other44%
Carbon intensityHigh
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 February 2026, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £99.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.42/MWh at 06:30 to £174.08/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.461.4%Wind 6.9120.7%Gas 10.8332.5%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 3.019.0%Nuclear 4.0312.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 6.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 17:40
Low 24.7 · 05:45Avg 32.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 6.7 GW
Net imports157GWh
In
179 Out
22
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 February 2026, Great Britain imported 179 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Feb
Imported
179GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
157GWh
Average net flow
6.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.95GWImporting

In 70.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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