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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 February 2024

On Friday 9 February, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind16.35 GW44%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.56 GW7%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas6.79 GW18%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports5.74 GW16%Nuclear3.76 GW10%35.0GW AVERAGE44%18%16%10%
Price
£66.51/MWh
Day average £66.51
Demand35.0GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables47%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 February 2024, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £66.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (135 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.23/MWh at 20:30 to £80.38/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 52% 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 0.411.1%Wind 16.3544.3%Gas 6.7918.4%Hydro 0.701.9%Biomass 2.566.9%Nuclear 3.7610.2%Coal 0.591.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 18:00
Low 26.1 · 04:40Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
132 Out
31
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 February 2024, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Feb
Imported
132GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.48GWImporting

In 59.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.39GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 15.2 GWh

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