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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 February 2024

On Wednesday 28 February, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind13.11 GW36%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.21 GW6%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas12.19 GW34%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports3.48 GW10%Nuclear3.78 GW10%34.9GW AVERAGE36%34%10%10%
Price
£64.11/MWh
Day average £64.11
Demand34.9GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables39%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 February 2024, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 34%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £64.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.33/MWh at 23:30 to £90.69/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.531.5%Wind 13.1136.3%Gas 12.1933.8%Hydro 0.541.5%Biomass 2.216.1%Nuclear 3.7810.5%Coal 0.240.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 18:00
Low 25.1 · 04:05Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
77 Out
22
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 February 2024, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Feb
Imported
77GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWImporting

In 26.5 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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