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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 February 2026

On Thursday 12 February, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind10.85 GW28%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass3.13 GW8%Solar0.58 GW1%Gas14.73 GW38%Imports4.64 GW12%Nuclear4.34 GW11%35.9GW AVERAGE28%8%38%12%11%
Price
£77.70/MWh
Day average £77.70
Demand35.9GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables31%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 February 2026, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £77.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 10:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.69/MWh at 04:30 to £92.95/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 43% 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 0.581.5%Wind 10.8528.1%Gas 14.7338.1%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 3.138.1%Nuclear 4.3411.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 18:15
Low 27.4 · 05:25Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
109 Out
62
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 February 2026, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 62 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Feb
Imported
109GWh
Exported
62GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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