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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 February 2026

On Thursday 19 February, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind11.82 GW29%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass3.01 GW7%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas15.86 GW40%Imports4.75 GW12%Nuclear3.91 GW10%37.3GW AVERAGE29%7%40%12%10%
Price
£92.13/MWh
Day average £92.13
Demand37.3GW
Generation 35.4Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 February 2026, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £92.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.9 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (80 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.28/MWh at 03:00 to £134.45/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 45% 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 0.421.1%Wind 11.8229.5%Gas 15.8639.5%Hydro 0.360.9%Biomass 3.017.5%Nuclear 3.919.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 35.4avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 13:50
Low 28.0 · 05:05Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.4Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
108 Out
66
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 February 2026, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Feb
Imported
108GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.87GWImporting

In 68.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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