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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 February 2026

On Monday 9 February, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind10.79 GW27%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass3.23 GW8%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas17.63 GW44%Imports3.35 GW8%Nuclear4.24 GW11%34.9GW AVERAGE27%8%44%8%11%
Price
£91.68/MWh
Day average £91.68
Demand34.9GW
Generation 36.8Transfers −1.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables29%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 February 2026, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £91.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.67/MWh at 23:00 to £107.36/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.661.6%Wind 10.7926.8%Gas 17.6343.9%Hydro 0.290.7%Biomass 3.238.0%Nuclear 4.2410.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers −1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 17:55
Low 25.4 · 05:05Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers −1.9 GW
Net exports48GWh
In
77 Out
125
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 February 2026, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 125 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Feb
Imported
77GWh
Exported
125GWh
Net out
48GWh
Average net flow
2.02GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.19GWImporting

In 76.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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