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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 February 2026

On Friday 27 February, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind9.04 GW26%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.43 GW7%Solar0.89 GW3%Gas10.47 GW30%Imports7.05 GW20%Nuclear3.97 GW11%32.7GW AVERAGE26%7%30%20%11%
Price
£73.10/MWh
Day average £73.10
Demand32.7GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables31%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 February 2026, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £73.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.73/MWh at 00:00 to £106.88/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.892.6%Wind 9.0426.2%Gas 10.4730.3%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 2.437.0%Nuclear 3.9711.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 10:00
Low 23.6 · 03:55Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
159 Out
39
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 33%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 February 2026, Great Britain imported 159 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Feb
Imported
159GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
5.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWGenerating

Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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