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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 February 2024

On Thursday 1 February, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind14.20 GW39%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.57 GW7%Solar1.15 GW3%Gas8.39 GW23%Coal0.81 GW2%Imports4.91 GW13%Nuclear3.71 GW10%35.2GW AVERAGE39%7%23%13%10%
Price
£57.14/MWh
Day average £57.14
Demand35.2GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables44%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
124g/kWh
0Day average 124300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 February 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 124 g/kWh and the price £57.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.06/MWh at 03:30 to £79.02/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.153.2%Wind 14.2039.0%Gas 8.3923.0%Hydro 0.671.8%Biomass 2.577.1%Nuclear 3.7110.2%Coal 0.812.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 12:00
Low 25.2 · 04:15Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
109 Out
19
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 February 2024, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Feb
Imported
109GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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