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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 February 2026

On Monday 16 February, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind16.11 GW42%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.43 GW6%Solar1.47 GW4%Gas9.90 GW26%Imports4.51 GW12%Nuclear3.89 GW10%36.2GW AVERAGE42%26%12%10%
Price
£76.88/MWh
Day average £76.88
Demand36.2GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables46%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 February 2026, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £76.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.46/MWh at 04:30 to £93.20/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.473.8%Wind 16.1141.7%Gas 9.9025.6%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 2.436.3%Nuclear 3.8910.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 13:00
Low 26.1 · 05:05Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
106 Out
51
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 16 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 February 2026, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Feb
Imported
106GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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