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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 February 2020

On Tuesday 11 February, demand averaged 39.9 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

39.9GW AVERAGEWind17.88 GW44%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.76 GW4%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas7.36 GW18%Coal1.59 GW4%Imports4.13 GW10%Nuclear5.79 GW14%39.9GW AVERAGE44%18%10%14%
Price
£28.44/MWh
Day average £28.44
Demand39.9GW
Generation 36.2Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables49%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 February 2020, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 48.6 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £28.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.13/MWh at 23:30 to £44.95/MWh at 08:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.162.9%Wind 17.8844.3%Gas 7.3618.2%Hydro 0.681.7%Biomass 1.764.4%Nuclear 5.7914.3%Coal 1.593.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.9avgGeneration 36.2avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.6GW · 18:00
Low 28.9 · 04:00Avg 39.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 36.2Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
94 Out
2
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 February 2020, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Feb
Imported
94GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWImporting

In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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