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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 February 2020

On Wednesday 19 February, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind14.89 GW38%Hydro0.82 GW2%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas9.41 GW24%Coal1.86 GW5%Imports3.44 GW9%Nuclear5.81 GW15%38.4GW AVERAGE38%24%9%15%
Price
£28.00/MWh
Day average £28.00
Demand38.4GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables42%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 February 2020, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £28.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 11:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.30/MWh at 00:00 to £39.51/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.411.1%Wind 14.8938.4%Gas 9.4124.3%Hydro 0.822.1%Biomass 2.155.6%Nuclear 5.8115.0%Coal 1.864.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 17:45
Low 27.7 · 04:00Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
81 Out
6
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 February 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Feb
Imported
81GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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