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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 February 2024

On Wednesday 14 February, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind9.31 GW27%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.33 GW7%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas11.13 GW33%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports6.22 GW18%Nuclear3.79 GW11%33.2GW AVERAGE27%33%18%11%
Price
£61.98/MWh
Day average £61.98
Demand33.2GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables30%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 February 2024, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £61.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.27/MWh at 23:30 to £76.13/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.361.1%Wind 9.3127.3%Gas 11.1332.7%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 2.336.8%Nuclear 3.7911.1%Coal 0.351.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 18:05
Low 24.0 · 05:00Avg 33.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
145 Out
15
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 February 2024, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Feb
Imported
145GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.82GWImporting

In 67.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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