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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 February 2026

On Sunday 22 February, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 62%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind19.02 GW56%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.09 GW3%Solar1.68 GW5%Gas3.09 GW9%Imports4.89 GW14%Nuclear3.94 GW12%30.9GW AVERAGE56%9%14%12%
Price
£48.36/MWh
Day average £48.36
Demand30.9GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables62%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
55g/kWh
0Day average 55300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 February 2026, wind supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 55 g/kWh and the price £48.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.9 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (98 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.91/MWh at 11:00 to £97.34/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 65% 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 1.684.9%Wind 19.0256.0%Gas 3.099.1%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.093.2%Nuclear 3.9411.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 18:45
Low 24.4 · 03:05Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
111 Out
57
Zero-carbon share86%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 65%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 February 2026, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Feb
Imported
111GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.51GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.38GWImporting

In 81.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.42GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 16.2 GWh

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