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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 4 February 2026

On Wednesday 4 February, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind13.46 GW34%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass3.13 GW8%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas13.09 GW33%Imports4.34 GW11%Nuclear3.86 GW10%37.1GW AVERAGE34%8%33%11%10%
Price
£91.41/MWh
Day average £91.41
Demand37.1GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables38%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 4 February 2026, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 33%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £91.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.56/MWh at 23:30 to £110.76/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 39% 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 1.082.8%Wind 13.4634.3%Gas 13.0933.4%Hydro 0.270.7%Biomass 3.138.0%Nuclear 3.869.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 12:30
Low 27.8 · 05:05Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
100 Out
50
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 4 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 4 February 2026, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 4 Feb
Imported
100GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.79GWImporting

In 67.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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