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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 February 2024

On Sunday 18 February, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind10.99 GW37%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.66 GW6%Solar0.96 GW3%Gas5.27 GW18%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports6.34 GW21%Nuclear3.79 GW13%28.7GW AVERAGE37%18%21%13%
Price
£52.60/MWh
Day average £52.60
Demand28.7GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables42%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 February 2024, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £52.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.5 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.17/MWh at 23:30 to £68.73/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 47% 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 0.963.2%Wind 10.9936.8%Gas 5.2717.6%Hydro 0.682.3%Biomass 1.665.5%Nuclear 3.7912.7%Coal 0.200.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 18:00
Low 21.8 · 03:55Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
148 Out
19
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 47%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 18 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 February 2024, Great Britain imported 148 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Feb
Imported
148GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.46GWImporting

In 59.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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