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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 February 2024

On Monday 19 February, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind14.44 GW43%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar1.17 GW4%Gas7.18 GW22%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.87 GW12%Nuclear3.79 GW11%32.1GW AVERAGE43%22%12%11%
Price
£49.17/MWh
Day average £49.17
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables49%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
103g/kWh
0Day average 103300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 February 2024, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 103 g/kWh and the price £49.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.36/MWh at 01:30 to £84.41/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 49% 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 1.173.5%Wind 14.4443.3%Gas 7.1821.5%Hydro 0.712.1%Biomass 2.056.2%Nuclear 3.7911.4%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 19:05
Low 22.2 · 04:25Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
88 Out
22
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 February 2024, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Feb
Imported
88GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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