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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 February 2026

On Saturday 14 February, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind7.38 GW20%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW8%Solar2.28 GW6%Gas16.89 GW45%Imports4.22 GW11%Nuclear3.85 GW10%34.0GW AVERAGE20%8%45%11%10%
Price
£81.96/MWh
Day average £81.96
Demand34.0GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables26%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
195g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 February 2026, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £81.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.3 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.51/MWh at 03:30 to £110.82/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 2.286.0%Wind 7.3819.5%Gas 16.8944.7%Hydro 0.320.8%Biomass 2.877.6%Nuclear 3.8510.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 18:55
Low 26.9 · 05:25Avg 34.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
97 Out
91
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 February 2026, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 91 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Feb
Imported
97GWh
Exported
91GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.97GWImporting

In 71.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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