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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 February 2026

On Thursday 5 February, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind20.53 GW51%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.57 GW6%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas9.79 GW24%Imports3.47 GW9%Nuclear3.81 GW9%37.6GW AVERAGE51%24%9%9%
Price
£81.83/MWh
Day average £81.83
Demand37.6GW
Generation 37.2Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables52%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
106g/kWh
0Day average 106300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 February 2026, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 106 g/kWh and the price £81.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.2 GW at 09:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (150 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.21/MWh at 04:30 to £108.37/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 55% 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 0.230.6%Wind 20.5350.5%Gas 9.7924.1%Hydro 0.250.6%Biomass 2.576.3%Nuclear 3.819.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 37.2avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 10:55
Low 28.0 · 05:05Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.2Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports17GWh
In
81 Out
63
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 February 2026, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 63 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Feb
Imported
81GWh
Exported
63GWh
Net in
17GWh
Average net flow
0.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.89GWImporting

In 69.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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