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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 February 2024

On Wednesday 7 February, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind3.50 GW10%Hydro0.85 GW2%Biomass3.12 GW9%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas16.62 GW47%Coal1.03 GW3%Imports6.17 GW17%Nuclear3.78 GW11%34.7GW AVERAGE10%9%47%17%11%
Price
£75.61/MWh
Day average £75.61
Demand34.7GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables14%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 February 2024, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £75.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.22/MWh at 05:00 to £105.18/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.651.8%Wind 3.509.8%Gas 16.6246.5%Hydro 0.852.4%Biomass 3.128.7%Nuclear 3.7810.6%Coal 1.032.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 19:05
Low 24.5 · 04:15Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports116GWh
In
138 Out
22
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 12%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 February 2024, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Feb
Imported
138GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
116GWh
Average net flow
4.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWGenerating

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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