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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 February 2020

On Saturday 22 February, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind17.23 GW50%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass0.99 GW3%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas5.74 GW17%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports3.05 GW9%Nuclear5.31 GW15%34.0GW AVERAGE50%17%9%15%
Price
£33.03/MWh
Day average £33.03
Demand34.0GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables55%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
119g/kWh
0Day average 119300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 February 2020, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 119 g/kWh and the price £33.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.2 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.18/MWh at 23:30 to £46.27/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 55% 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 0.742.2%Wind 17.2350.0%Gas 5.7416.6%Hydro 0.812.4%Biomass 0.992.9%Nuclear 5.3115.4%Coal 0.591.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 17:50
Low 26.3 · 04:35Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
70 Out
8
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 55%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 February 2020, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Feb
Imported
70GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.86GWImporting

In 27.6 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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