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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 February 2020

On Thursday 13 February, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind9.47 GW24%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas14.50 GW37%Coal1.65 GW4%Imports3.78 GW10%Nuclear5.70 GW15%38.1GW AVERAGE24%37%10%15%
Price
£32.01/MWh
Day average £32.01
Demand38.1GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables28%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 February 2020, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £32.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.5 GW at 04:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.53/MWh at 04:30 to £53.62/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.681.8%Wind 9.4724.5%Gas 14.5037.5%Hydro 0.751.9%Biomass 2.155.6%Nuclear 5.7014.7%Coal 1.654.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:45
Low 28.2 · 04:25Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
85 Out
9
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 February 2020, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Feb
Imported
85GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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