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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 February 2026

On Saturday 28 February, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind7.24 GW23%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.38 GW7%Solar1.65 GW5%Gas8.93 GW28%Imports7.01 GW22%Nuclear3.97 GW12%30.6GW AVERAGE23%7%28%22%12%
Price
£79.78/MWh
Day average £79.78
Demand30.6GW
Generation 24.8Transfers 5.7
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables30%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 February 2026, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 19:25. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £79.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.36/MWh at 11:30 to £111.60/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 36% 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 1.655.2%Wind 7.2422.7%Gas 8.9328.0%Hydro 0.672.1%Biomass 2.387.5%Nuclear 3.9712.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 19:25
Low 24.4 · 05:50Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports133GWh
In
163 Out
29
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 29%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 February 2026, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Feb
Imported
163GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
133GWh
Average net flow
5.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.13GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 27.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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