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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 February 2026

On Monday 2 February, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind14.72 GW40%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW8%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas9.52 GW26%Imports4.79 GW13%Nuclear4.03 GW11%36.2GW AVERAGE40%8%26%13%11%
Price
£95.04/MWh
Day average £95.04
Demand36.2GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables42%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 February 2026, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £95.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.3 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.47/MWh at 22:30 to £112.21/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.280.8%Wind 14.7240.1%Gas 9.5225.9%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 3.078.4%Nuclear 4.0311.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:40
Low 25.0 · 05:05Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
114 Out
7
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 February 2026, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Feb
Imported
114GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.14GWImporting

In 51.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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