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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 21 February 2026

On Saturday 21 February, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind16.24 GW49%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.09 GW3%Solar0.86 GW3%Gas3.92 GW12%Imports6.45 GW20%Nuclear3.91 GW12%31.8GW AVERAGE49%12%20%12%
Price
£70.89/MWh
Day average £70.89
Demand31.8GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables53%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
73g/kWh
0Day average 73300
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Key moments

On Saturday 21 February 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 73 g/kWh and the price £70.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.6 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (104 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.66/MWh at 05:00 to £99.71/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 61% 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 0.862.6%Wind 16.2449.4%Gas 3.9211.9%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 1.093.3%Nuclear 3.9111.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 18:45
Low 25.2 · 05:30Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports123GWh
In
142 Out
19
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 61%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 21 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 21 February 2026, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 21 Feb
Imported
142GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
123GWh
Average net flow
5.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.93GWImporting

In 70.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 12.4 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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