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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 February 2026

On Wednesday 25 February, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind13.32 GW37%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass1.39 GW4%Solar1.90 GW5%Gas9.90 GW28%Imports4.80 GW13%Nuclear3.96 GW11%32.8GW AVERAGE37%28%13%11%
Price
£74.82/MWh
Day average £74.82
Demand32.8GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables44%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 February 2026, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £74.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (173 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.92/MWh at 23:30 to £98.50/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.905.3%Wind 13.3237.2%Gas 9.9027.6%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 1.393.9%Nuclear 3.9611.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 11:00
Low 25.2 · 04:20Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
108 Out
71
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 February 2026, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 71 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Feb
Imported
108GWh
Exported
71GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.48GWImporting

In 83.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.99GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWExporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.73GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 19.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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