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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 February 2026

On Saturday 7 February, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind13.01 GW36%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.59 GW7%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas11.27 GW31%Imports4.22 GW12%Nuclear4.19 GW12%33.1GW AVERAGE36%7%31%12%12%
Price
£89.94/MWh
Day average £89.94
Demand33.1GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 February 2026, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £89.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 19:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.56/MWh at 11:00 to £106.72/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 41% 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 0.461.3%Wind 13.0136.1%Gas 11.2731.3%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 2.597.2%Nuclear 4.1911.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 13:25
Low 25.8 · 06:00Avg 33.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
100 Out
67
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 February 2026, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 67 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Feb
Imported
100GWh
Exported
67GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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