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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 February 2024

On Monday 12 February, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind13.15 GW37%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar1.77 GW5%Gas11.43 GW32%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports2.18 GW6%Nuclear3.70 GW10%33.8GW AVERAGE37%32%10%
Price
£67.59/MWh
Day average £67.59
Demand33.8GW
Generation 33.2Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables44%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 February 2024, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £67.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.73/MWh at 23:00 to £88.64/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 40% 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 1.775.0%Wind 13.1537.2%Gas 11.4332.3%Hydro 0.611.7%Biomass 2.085.9%Nuclear 3.7010.5%Coal 0.431.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 09:30
Low 23.8 · 04:20Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
47 Out
29
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 February 2024, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Feb
Imported
47GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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