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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 February 2026

On Tuesday 17 February, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind12.15 GW30%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.91 GW7%Solar1.77 GW4%Gas14.99 GW37%Imports4.33 GW11%Nuclear3.90 GW10%37.1GW AVERAGE30%7%37%11%10%
Price
£79.45/MWh
Day average £79.45
Demand37.1GW
Generation 36.1Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables35%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 February 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £79.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.34/MWh at 04:30 to £101.82/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.774.4%Wind 12.1530.1%Gas 14.9937.1%Hydro 0.370.9%Biomass 2.917.2%Nuclear 3.909.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 36.1avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 09:30
Low 27.6 · 05:00Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.1Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
98 Out
77
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 February 2026, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 77 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 Feb
Imported
98GWh
Exported
77GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 76.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 27.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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