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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 February 2026

On Friday 13 February, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind10.76 GW27%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass3.04 GW8%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas17.50 GW44%Imports3.52 GW9%Nuclear4.04 GW10%36.2GW AVERAGE27%8%44%9%10%
Price
£79.13/MWh
Day average £79.13
Demand36.2GW
Generation 36.3Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables30%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 February 2026, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £79.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 19:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.10/MWh at 12:00 to £105.36/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.651.6%Wind 10.7627.0%Gas 17.5043.9%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 3.047.6%Nuclear 4.0410.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 12:25
Low 26.7 · 05:05Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports7GWh
In
81 Out
88
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 February 2026, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 88 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Feb
Imported
81GWh
Exported
88GWh
Net out
7GWh
Average net flow
0.28GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.95GWImporting

In 70.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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