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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 21 February 2024

On Wednesday 21 February, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind16.84 GW49%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW6%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas4.64 GW14%Imports5.90 GW17%Nuclear3.79 GW11%33.6GW AVERAGE49%14%17%11%
Price
£49.81/MWh
Day average £49.81
Demand33.6GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables52%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 21 February 2024, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £49.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.7 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (115 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.24/MWh at 23:30 to £72.98/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 59% 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 0.290.8%Wind 16.8449.1%Gas 4.6413.5%Hydro 0.651.9%Biomass 2.206.4%Nuclear 3.7911.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 12:10
Low 23.9 · 04:10Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports125GWh
In
135 Out
10
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 59%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 21 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 21 February 2024, Great Britain imported 135 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 21 Feb
Imported
135GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
125GWh
Average net flow
5.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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