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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 February 2022

On Thursday 24 February, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind16.55 GW44%Hydro0.84 GW2%Biomass2.57 GW7%Solar1.28 GW3%Gas4.87 GW13%Coal1.67 GW4%Imports4.77 GW13%Nuclear4.77 GW13%36.8GW AVERAGE44%13%13%13%
Price
£207.90/MWh
Day average £207.90
Demand36.8GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables50%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 February 2022, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £207.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.2 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (149 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.68/MWh at 00:00 to £301.73/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.283.4%Wind 16.5544.3%Gas 4.8713.1%Hydro 0.842.3%Biomass 2.576.9%Nuclear 4.7712.8%Coal 1.674.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 18:10
Low 26.0 · 04:10Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
107 Out
5
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 51%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 February 2022, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Feb
Imported
107GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.06GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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