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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 February 2024

On Monday 5 February, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind18.86 GW55%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass2.38 GW7%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas3.52 GW10%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports4.57 GW13%Nuclear3.77 GW11%33.7GW AVERAGE55%10%13%11%
Price
£52.27/MWh
Day average £52.27
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables58%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
64g/kWh
0Day average 64300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 February 2024, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 64 g/kWh and the price £52.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.9 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (84 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£5.27/MWh at 02:30 to £85.78/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Wind made 63% 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 0.361.0%Wind 18.8654.5%Gas 3.5210.2%Hydro 0.812.3%Biomass 2.386.9%Nuclear 3.7710.9%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 17:25
Low 22.9 · 04:05Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
97 Out
15
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 63%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 February 2024, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Feb
Imported
97GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.26GWImporting

In 40.4 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWGenerating

Generated 13.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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