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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 February 2024

On Monday 26 February, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind11.81 GW33%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW6%Solar1.45 GW4%Gas11.59 GW32%Coal0.15 GW0%Imports4.67 GW13%Nuclear3.79 GW10%35.2GW AVERAGE33%32%13%10%
Price
£55.91/MWh
Day average £55.91
Demand35.2GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables38%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 February 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £55.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 05:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.56/MWh at 02:30 to £70.09/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 37% 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 1.454.0%Wind 11.8132.6%Gas 11.5932.0%Hydro 0.611.7%Biomass 2.206.1%Nuclear 3.7910.4%Coal 0.150.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 11:05
Low 24.1 · 04:20Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
105 Out
17
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 February 2024, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Feb
Imported
105GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.53GWImporting

In 61.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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