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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 February 2024

On Thursday 22 February, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind13.40 GW38%Hydro0.84 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas6.85 GW20%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports7.73 GW22%Nuclear3.79 GW11%33.7GW AVERAGE38%20%22%11%
Price
£62.19/MWh
Day average £62.19
Demand33.7GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 6.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables42%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 February 2024, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £62.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 01:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (145 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.61/MWh at 00:00 to £87.94/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.391.1%Wind 13.4038.2%Gas 6.8519.5%Hydro 0.842.4%Biomass 2.025.8%Nuclear 3.7910.8%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 6.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 17:55
Low 22.2 · 04:25Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 6.3 GW
Net imports153GWh
In
174 Out
21
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 49%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 February 2024, Great Britain imported 174 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (92 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Feb
Imported
174GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
153GWh
Average net flow
6.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.83GWImporting

In 91.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.11GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 11.8 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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