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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 February 2024

On Tuesday 6 February, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind15.98 GW45%Hydro0.87 GW2%Biomass2.55 GW7%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas6.66 GW19%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports4.86 GW14%Nuclear3.78 GW11%33.7GW AVERAGE45%7%19%14%11%
Price
£53.53/MWh
Day average £53.53
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables49%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
97g/kWh
0Day average 97300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 February 2024, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 97 g/kWh and the price £53.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.4 GW at 07:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.49/MWh at 03:30 to £101.93/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 53% 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 0.330.9%Wind 15.9845.5%Gas 6.6618.9%Hydro 0.872.5%Biomass 2.557.3%Nuclear 3.7810.8%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 17:25
Low 23.9 · 04:45Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
108 Out
24
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 3%Wind 53%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 February 2024, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Feb
Imported
108GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.01GWImporting

In 49.7 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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