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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 February 2026

On Thursday 26 February, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind19.53 GW55%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW5%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas3.48 GW10%Imports5.68 GW16%Nuclear3.97 GW11%33.8GW AVERAGE55%10%16%11%
Price
£49.26/MWh
Day average £49.26
Demand33.8GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables58%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
64g/kWh
0Day average 64300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 February 2026, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 64 g/kWh and the price £49.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.6 GW at 15:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (86 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.50/MWh at 04:30 to £82.36/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 0.601.7%Wind 19.5354.8%Gas 3.489.8%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 1.915.4%Nuclear 3.9711.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 19:05
Low 23.6 · 04:25Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
134 Out
29
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 65%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 February 2026, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Feb
Imported
134GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.44GWImporting

In 82.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.52GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 15.1 GWh

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