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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 February 2024

On Sunday 11 February, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind5.21 GW17%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.16 GW7%Solar0.90 GW3%Gas10.62 GW34%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports6.97 GW23%Nuclear3.70 GW12%30.2GW AVERAGE17%34%23%12%
Price
£65.56/MWh
Day average £65.56
Demand30.2GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 6.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables22%
Other42%
Carbon intensityHigh
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 February 2024, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £65.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.87/MWh at 11:30 to £84.09/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.902.9%Wind 5.2116.9%Gas 10.6234.3%Hydro 0.692.2%Biomass 2.167.0%Nuclear 3.7012.0%Coal 0.662.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 6.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 18:05
Low 22.4 · 04:30Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 6.3 GW
Net imports151GWh
In
162 Out
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Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 February 2024, Great Britain imported 162 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Feb
Imported
162GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
151GWh
Average net flow
6.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.90GWImporting

In 69.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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