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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 February 2024

On Saturday 3 February, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind16.81 GW53%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar0.52 GW2%Gas3.77 GW12%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports4.84 GW15%Nuclear3.76 GW12%30.0GW AVERAGE53%12%15%12%
Price
£40.15/MWh
Day average £40.15
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables56%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
64g/kWh
0Day average 64300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 February 2024, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 64 g/kWh and the price £40.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 04:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (79 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.46/MWh at 03:30 to £75.82/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 62% 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 0.521.6%Wind 16.8152.6%Gas 3.7711.8%Hydro 0.722.3%Biomass 1.414.4%Nuclear 3.7611.8%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 17:50
Low 22.5 · 05:10Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
108 Out
35
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 62%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 February 2024, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Feb
Imported
108GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.13GWImporting

In 34.2 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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