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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 February 2026

On Tuesday 10 February, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind13.25 GW32%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass3.28 GW8%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas15.72 GW38%Imports3.62 GW9%Nuclear4.34 GW11%35.9GW AVERAGE32%8%38%9%11%
Price
£80.36/MWh
Day average £80.36
Demand35.9GW
Generation 37.2Transfers −1.4
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables34%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 February 2026, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £80.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.20/MWh at 06:30 to £98.65/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 0.350.8%Wind 13.2532.4%Gas 15.7238.5%Hydro 0.300.7%Biomass 3.288.0%Nuclear 4.3410.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 37.2avgTransfers −1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 18:00
Low 26.5 · 05:00Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 37.2Transfers −1.4 GW
Net exports32GWh
In
84 Out
117
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 February 2026, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 117 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Feb
Imported
84GWh
Exported
117GWh
Net out
32GWh
Average net flow
1.35GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.36GWImporting

In 80.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.24GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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