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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 February 2024

On Tuesday 20 February, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind15.30 GW46%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.17 GW6%Solar0.85 GW3%Gas6.14 GW18%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports4.47 GW13%Nuclear3.79 GW11%32.6GW AVERAGE46%18%13%11%
Price
£56.11/MWh
Day average £56.11
Demand32.6GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables50%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
103g/kWh
0Day average 103300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 February 2024, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 103 g/kWh and the price £56.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.5 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (150 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.86/MWh at 14:30 to £75.91/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 53% 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 0.852.5%Wind 15.3045.7%Gas 6.1418.3%Hydro 0.591.8%Biomass 2.176.5%Nuclear 3.7911.3%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 12:25
Low 23.1 · 04:40Avg 32.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
102 Out
18
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 53%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 20 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 February 2024, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Feb
Imported
102GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.28GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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