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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 February 2024

On Tuesday 27 February, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind11.55 GW31%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW6%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas13.82 GW37%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports3.78 GW10%Nuclear3.79 GW10%35.3GW AVERAGE31%37%10%10%
Price
£59.10/MWh
Day average £59.10
Demand35.3GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables35%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 February 2024, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £59.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 13:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.91/MWh at 04:30 to £90.93/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.942.5%Wind 11.5531.2%Gas 13.8237.3%Hydro 0.521.4%Biomass 2.306.2%Nuclear 3.7910.2%Coal 0.371.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 11:30
Low 25.8 · 04:10Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
84 Out
33
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 February 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Feb
Imported
84GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.30GWImporting

In 55.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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