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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 February 2024

On Thursday 29 February, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind12.03 GW34%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.86 GW5%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas9.97 GW28%Imports6.34 GW18%Nuclear3.78 GW11%34.1GW AVERAGE34%28%18%11%
Price
£62.41/MWh
Day average £62.41
Demand34.1GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables38%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 February 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £62.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 02:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.89/MWh at 00:00 to £78.68/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.601.7%Wind 12.0334.2%Gas 9.9728.3%Hydro 0.631.8%Biomass 1.865.3%Nuclear 3.7810.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 18:05
Low 24.7 · 04:40Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
145 Out
15
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 29 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 February 2024, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Feb
Imported
145GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.47GWImporting

In 62.8 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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