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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 18 February 2026

On Wednesday 18 February, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind19.27 GW46%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass3.15 GW7%Solar0.59 GW1%Gas10.57 GW25%Imports4.22 GW10%Nuclear3.91 GW9%38.0GW AVERAGE46%7%25%10%9%
Price
£70.80/MWh
Day average £70.80
Demand38.0GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables48%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 18 February 2026, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £70.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.9 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (153 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.17/MWh at 05:30 to £88.41/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.591.4%Wind 19.2745.9%Gas 10.5725.2%Hydro 0.270.6%Biomass 3.157.5%Nuclear 3.919.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 13:50
Low 28.9 · 04:00Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
100 Out
90
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 18 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 18 February 2026, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 90 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 18 Feb
Imported
100GWh
Exported
90GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.00GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.46GWImporting

In 83.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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