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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 February 2020

On Wednesday 12 February, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind14.28 GW36%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.17 GW5%Solar1.31 GW3%Gas10.32 GW26%Coal1.83 GW5%Imports3.36 GW8%Nuclear5.81 GW15%39.1GW AVERAGE36%26%8%15%
Price
£25.06/MWh
Day average £25.06
Demand39.1GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables41%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 February 2020, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £25.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£8.44/MWh at 03:30 to £46.74/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.313.3%Wind 14.2835.9%Gas 10.3225.9%Hydro 0.721.8%Biomass 2.175.5%Nuclear 5.8114.6%Coal 1.834.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 11:45
Low 28.5 · 04:05Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
76 Out
11
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 February 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Feb
Imported
76GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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