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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 February 2020

On Tuesday 18 February, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind16.44 GW43%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass2.17 GW6%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas8.03 GW21%Coal0.95 GW2%Imports3.46 GW9%Nuclear5.77 GW15%38.0GW AVERAGE43%21%9%15%
Price
£28.75/MWh
Day average £28.75
Demand38.0GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables47%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 February 2020, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 46.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £28.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.06/MWh at 23:30 to £44.08/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 47% 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 0.721.9%Wind 16.4442.9%Gas 8.0321.0%Hydro 0.812.1%Biomass 2.175.7%Nuclear 5.7715.0%Coal 0.952.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.4GW · 17:50
Low 27.3 · 04:00Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
79 Out
2
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 18 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 February 2020, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Feb
Imported
79GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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