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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 February 2026

On Sunday 8 February, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind9.33 GW27%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.94 GW9%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas12.63 GW37%Imports4.16 GW12%Nuclear4.20 GW12%32.0GW AVERAGE27%9%37%12%12%
Price
£84.21/MWh
Day average £84.21
Demand32.0GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 February 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £84.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.82/MWh at 03:30 to £114.55/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.682.0%Wind 9.3327.3%Gas 12.6337.0%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 2.948.6%Nuclear 4.2012.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 17:45
Low 24.3 · 05:35Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
97 Out
48
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 8 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 February 2026, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Feb
Imported
97GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.43GWImporting

In 82.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.11GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.4 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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