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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 February 2026

On Wednesday 11 February, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind12.21 GW31%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass3.17 GW8%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas15.12 GW38%Imports4.05 GW10%Nuclear4.35 GW11%35.5GW AVERAGE31%8%38%10%11%
Price
£81.86/MWh
Day average £81.86
Demand35.5GW
Generation 35.9Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables33%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 February 2026, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £81.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 12:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.67/MWh at 03:30 to £95.72/MWh at 08:30. 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 0.731.8%Wind 12.2130.6%Gas 15.1237.9%Hydro 0.290.7%Biomass 3.177.9%Nuclear 4.3510.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers −0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 18:20
Low 26.8 · 05:05Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers −0.4 GW
Net exports10GWh
In
96 Out
105
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 February 2026, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 105 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Feb
Imported
96GWh
Exported
105GWh
Net out
10GWh
Average net flow
0.40GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.01GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.41GWImporting

In 81.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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