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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 February 2024

On Friday 23 February, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind9.75 GW28%Hydro0.76 GW2%Biomass2.52 GW7%Solar1.24 GW4%Gas8.77 GW25%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports8.19 GW23%Nuclear3.79 GW11%34.0GW AVERAGE28%7%25%23%11%
Price
£62.72/MWh
Day average £62.72
Demand34.0GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 7.0
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables33%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 February 2024, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £62.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.00/MWh at 04:30 to £88.33/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 36% 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 1.243.5%Wind 9.7527.7%Gas 8.7724.9%Hydro 0.762.2%Biomass 2.527.2%Nuclear 3.7910.8%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 7.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 12:00
Low 24.9 · 04:00Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 7.0 GW
Net imports174GWh
In
190 Out
16
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 36%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 February 2024, Great Britain imported 190 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Feb
Imported
190GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
174GWh
Average net flow
7.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.43GWImporting

In 82.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 13.7 GWh

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