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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 February 2026

On Friday 20 February, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind17.08 GW45%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.71 GW7%Solar0.69 GW2%Gas9.20 GW24%Imports4.19 GW11%Nuclear3.92 GW10%36.0GW AVERAGE45%7%24%11%10%
Price
£76.10/MWh
Day average £76.10
Demand36.0GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables47%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Friday 20 February 2026, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £76.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.0 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.38/MWh at 23:30 to £89.12/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 50% 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 0.691.8%Wind 17.0844.9%Gas 9.2024.2%Hydro 0.240.6%Biomass 2.717.1%Nuclear 3.9210.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 11:40
Low 27.8 · 05:05Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
99 Out
39
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 20 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 February 2026, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Feb
Imported
99GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.45GWImporting

In 58.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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