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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 February 2021

On Wednesday 24 February, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind14.07 GW41%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.87 GW8%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas8.04 GW23%Imports3.60 GW10%Nuclear4.31 GW13%33.2GW AVERAGE41%8%23%10%13%
Price
£-9.71/MWh
Day average £-9.71
Demand33.2GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables45%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
122g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 February 2021, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £-9.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£9.71/MWh at 00:00 to −£9.71/MWh at 00:00. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.742.2%Wind 14.0741.0%Gas 8.0423.4%Hydro 0.712.1%Biomass 2.878.4%Nuclear 4.3112.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 18:05
Low 24.0 · 04:00Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
82 Out
19
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 February 2021, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Feb
Imported
82GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.60GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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