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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 February 2020

On Monday 17 February, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind17.13 GW45%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass1.79 GW5%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas6.75 GW18%Coal1.67 GW4%Imports3.49 GW9%Nuclear5.63 GW15%37.8GW AVERAGE45%18%9%15%
Price
£28.11/MWh
Day average £28.11
Demand37.8GW
Generation 34.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables49%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
146g/kWh
0Day average 146300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 February 2020, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 146 g/kWh and the price £28.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 08:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.24/MWh at 02:30 to £43.80/MWh at 18:00. 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 1.012.7%Wind 17.1344.8%Gas 6.7517.7%Hydro 0.772.0%Biomass 1.794.7%Nuclear 5.6314.7%Coal 1.674.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:55
Low 27.1 · 04:15Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
78 Out
2
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 February 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Feb
Imported
78GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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