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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 February 2026

On Sunday 15 February, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind15.70 GW43%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.67 GW7%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas8.09 GW22%Imports5.23 GW14%Nuclear3.86 GW11%34.1GW AVERAGE43%7%22%14%11%
Price
£79.01/MWh
Day average £79.01
Demand34.1GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables45%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
108g/kWh
0Day average 108300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 February 2026, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 108 g/kWh and the price £79.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.3 GW at 03:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.83/MWh at 04:30 to £96.24/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.391.1%Wind 15.7043.2%Gas 8.0922.3%Hydro 0.371.0%Biomass 2.677.3%Nuclear 3.8610.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 12:45
Low 26.3 · 05:50Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
123 Out
44
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 15 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 February 2026, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Feb
Imported
123GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.44GWImporting

In 82.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWExporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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