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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 February 2020

On Thursday 20 February, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind16.05 GW42%Hydro0.84 GW2%Biomass2.36 GW6%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas7.55 GW20%Coal1.61 GW4%Imports3.35 GW9%Nuclear5.81 GW15%37.8GW AVERAGE42%20%9%15%
Price
£27.10/MWh
Day average £27.10
Demand37.8GW
Generation 34.7Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables46%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 February 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £27.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.99/MWh at 03:30 to £43.76/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 46% 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 0.471.2%Wind 16.0542.2%Gas 7.5519.9%Hydro 0.842.2%Biomass 2.366.2%Nuclear 5.8115.3%Coal 1.614.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 18:00
Low 26.5 · 04:40Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
75 Out
3
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 20 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 February 2020, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Feb
Imported
75GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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