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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 February 2020

On Sunday 23 February, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind11.98 GW36%Hydro0.90 GW3%Biomass1.33 GW4%Solar0.91 GW3%Gas8.52 GW26%Coal0.90 GW3%Imports3.53 GW11%Nuclear5.31 GW16%32.9GW AVERAGE36%26%11%16%
Price
£30.15/MWh
Day average £30.15
Demand32.9GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables41%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 February 2020, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £30.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.87/MWh at 00:30 to £42.36/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 0.912.7%Wind 11.9835.9%Gas 8.5225.5%Hydro 0.902.7%Biomass 1.334.0%Nuclear 5.3115.9%Coal 0.902.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 17:55
Low 24.8 · 04:35Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
81 Out
7
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 40%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 February 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Feb
Imported
81GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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