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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 February 2024

On Tuesday 13 February, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind12.08 GW34%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas11.53 GW32%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports5.29 GW15%Nuclear3.78 GW11%34.5GW AVERAGE34%32%15%11%
Price
£63.76/MWh
Day average £63.76
Demand34.5GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables36%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 February 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £63.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.43/MWh at 01:00 to £79.90/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 39% 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 0.401.1%Wind 12.0833.7%Gas 11.5332.1%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 2.015.6%Nuclear 3.7810.5%Coal 0.250.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 12:05
Low 24.3 · 04:20Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
122 Out
25
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 February 2024, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Feb
Imported
122GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 49.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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