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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 February 2026

On Tuesday 3 February, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind17.62 GW45%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.96 GW7%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas10.03 GW25%Imports4.46 GW11%Nuclear4.03 GW10%38.1GW AVERAGE45%7%25%11%10%
Price
£85.61/MWh
Day average £85.61
Demand38.1GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables46%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
122g/kWh
0Day average 122300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 February 2026, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 10:45. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £85.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.5 GW at 04:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.43/MWh at 03:30 to £113.68/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 50% 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 0.160.4%Wind 17.6244.6%Gas 10.0325.4%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 2.967.5%Nuclear 4.0310.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 10:45
Low 26.9 · 05:10Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
104 Out
24
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 February 2026, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Feb
Imported
104GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWImporting

In 57.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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