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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 February 2020

On Friday 14 February, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind12.31 GW32%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.19 GW6%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas11.61 GW30%Coal2.28 GW6%Imports3.18 GW8%Nuclear5.61 GW15%37.6GW AVERAGE32%30%8%15%
Price
£32.72/MWh
Day average £32.72
Demand37.6GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables35%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 February 2020, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £32.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.3 GW at 15:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (147 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.16/MWh at 23:30 to £46.13/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 35% 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 0.631.6%Wind 12.3132.0%Gas 11.6130.2%Hydro 0.661.7%Biomass 2.195.7%Nuclear 5.6114.6%Coal 2.285.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:55
Low 27.7 · 04:25Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
74 Out
18
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 February 2020, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Feb
Imported
74GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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