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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 February 2026

On Monday 23 February, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind17.16 GW47%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass1.31 GW4%Solar1.11 GW3%Gas7.28 GW20%Imports5.20 GW14%Nuclear3.95 GW11%34.1GW AVERAGE47%20%14%11%
Price
£64.01/MWh
Day average £64.01
Demand34.1GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables51%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 23 February 2026, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £64.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.5 GW at 10:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£5.37/MWh at 05:00 to £100.96/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 55% 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 1.113.1%Wind 17.1647.0%Gas 7.2819.9%Hydro 0.521.4%Biomass 1.313.6%Nuclear 3.9510.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 10:30
Low 24.4 · 04:30Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
118 Out
51
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 February 2026, Great Britain imported 118 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Feb
Imported
118GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.25GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.39GWImporting

In 81.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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