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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 February 2024

On Friday 16 February, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind5.74 GW18%Hydro0.82 GW3%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas10.79 GW34%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports7.63 GW24%Nuclear3.79 GW12%31.2GW AVERAGE18%34%24%12%
Price
£65.80/MWh
Day average £65.80
Demand31.2GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 6.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables23%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 February 2024, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 11:25. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £65.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 10:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.51/MWh at 07:00 to £84.18/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 0.983.1%Wind 5.7417.9%Gas 10.7933.6%Hydro 0.822.6%Biomass 2.056.4%Nuclear 3.7911.8%Coal 0.290.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 6.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 11:25
Low 23.0 · 03:50Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 6.7 GW
Net imports156GWh
In
174 Out
18
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 16 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 February 2024, Great Britain imported 174 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Feb
Imported
174GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
156GWh
Average net flow
6.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 27.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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