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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 February 2020

On Saturday 15 February, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind15.83 GW46%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar0.13 GW0%Gas5.26 GW15%Coal1.76 GW5%Imports3.44 GW10%Nuclear5.58 GW16%34.3GW AVERAGE46%15%10%16%
Price
£26.56/MWh
Day average £26.56
Demand34.3GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables48%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 February 2020, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £26.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.44/MWh at 07:00 to £43.14/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 51% 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 0.130.4%Wind 15.8345.7%Gas 5.2615.2%Hydro 0.651.9%Biomass 1.995.7%Nuclear 5.5816.1%Coal 1.765.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 17:45
Low 25.5 · 04:25Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
78 Out
1
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 15 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 February 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Feb
Imported
78GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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