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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 February 2024

On Saturday 24 February, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind1.39 GW4%Hydro0.80 GW2%Biomass2.53 GW8%Solar1.67 GW5%Gas13.32 GW41%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports8.48 GW26%Nuclear3.79 GW12%31.3GW AVERAGE8%41%26%12%
Price
£69.93/MWh
Day average £69.93
Demand31.3GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 7.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables12%
Other46%
Carbon intensityHigh
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 February 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £69.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.11/MWh at 00:00 to £89.72/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.675.2%Wind 1.394.3%Gas 13.3241.4%Hydro 0.802.5%Biomass 2.537.9%Nuclear 3.7911.8%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 7.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:05
Low 24.4 · 05:00Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 7.6 GW
Net imports179GWh
In
196 Out
17
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 6%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 February 2024, Great Britain imported 196 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (95 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Feb
Imported
196GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
179GWh
Average net flow
7.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.97GWImporting

In 95.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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