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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 February 2024

On Saturday 10 February, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind5.61 GW18%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas11.05 GW35%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports7.44 GW23%Nuclear3.56 GW11%30.8GW AVERAGE18%7%35%23%11%
Price
£69.20/MWh
Day average £69.20
Demand30.8GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables22%
Other42%
Carbon intensityHigh
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 February 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £69.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (234 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.52/MWh at 00:00 to £81.55/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.802.5%Wind 5.6117.5%Gas 11.0534.5%Hydro 0.722.3%Biomass 2.317.2%Nuclear 3.5611.1%Coal 0.531.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 18:00
Low 23.9 · 04:55Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports150GWh
In
173 Out
23
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 February 2024, Great Britain imported 173 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Feb
Imported
173GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
150GWh
Average net flow
6.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWImporting

In 70.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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