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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 February 2024

On Thursday 8 February, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind12.65 GW34%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW8%Solar0.18 GW0%Gas12.00 GW32%Coal1.12 GW3%Imports4.19 GW11%Nuclear3.78 GW10%35.9GW AVERAGE34%8%32%11%10%
Price
£67.77/MWh
Day average £67.77
Demand35.9GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables36%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 February 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £67.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.7 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (234 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.08/MWh at 04:00 to £91.58/MWh at 07:00. Wind made 38% 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 0.180.5%Wind 12.6533.6%Gas 12.0031.9%Hydro 0.711.9%Biomass 3.028.0%Nuclear 3.7810.0%Coal 1.123.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 17:20
Low 25.1 · 04:20Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
94 Out
32
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 8 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 February 2024, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Feb
Imported
94GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.56GWImporting

In 61.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 5.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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