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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 February 2024

On Sunday 4 February, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 62%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind18.63 GW59%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass1.45 GW5%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas3.06 GW10%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports3.46 GW11%Nuclear3.76 GW12%30.0GW AVERAGE59%10%11%12%
Price
£30.15/MWh
Day average £30.15
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables62%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
57g/kWh
0Day average 57300
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 February 2024, wind supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 57 g/kWh and the price £30.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.1 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (36 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (81 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£7.32/MWh at 05:00 to £86.23/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 3.5 hours. Wind made 66% 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 0.411.3%Wind 18.6358.7%Gas 3.069.6%Hydro 0.792.5%Biomass 1.454.6%Nuclear 3.7611.9%Coal 0.170.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 17:30
Low 22.3 · 04:40Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
77 Out
23
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 66%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 4 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 February 2024, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Feb
Imported
77GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.96GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.47GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 17.3 GWh

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