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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 February 2024

On Saturday 17 February, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind9.63 GW32%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas7.74 GW25%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports5.85 GW19%Nuclear3.79 GW12%29.2GW AVERAGE32%7%25%19%12%
Price
£54.17/MWh
Day average £54.17
Demand29.2GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables35%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 February 2024, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £54.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.08/MWh at 11:00 to £67.83/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.371.2%Wind 9.6331.6%Gas 7.7425.4%Hydro 0.722.4%Biomass 2.207.2%Nuclear 3.7912.4%Coal 0.140.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 18:05
Low 22.2 · 04:45Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports115GWh
In
138 Out
23
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 39%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 February 2024, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Feb
Imported
138GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
115GWh
Average net flow
4.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.54GWImporting

In 60.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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