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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 February 2026

On Friday 6 February, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind16.67 GW41%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.78 GW7%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas12.77 GW32%Imports3.61 GW9%Nuclear3.96 GW10%36.4GW AVERAGE41%32%9%10%
Price
£94.24/MWh
Day average £94.24
Demand36.4GW
Generation 36.8Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables43%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
135g/kWh
0Day average 135300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 February 2026, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 135 g/kWh and the price £94.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.71/MWh at 05:30 to £106.72/MWh at 09:30. Wind made 45% 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 0.330.8%Wind 16.6741.3%Gas 12.7731.6%Hydro 0.280.7%Biomass 2.786.9%Nuclear 3.969.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers −0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 18:15
Low 27.7 · 05:00Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers −0.4 GW
Net exports7GWh
In
85 Out
93
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 February 2026, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 93 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Feb
Imported
85GWh
Exported
93GWh
Net out
7GWh
Average net flow
0.30GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.60GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.45GWImporting

In 82.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.18GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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