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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 February 2020

On Tuesday 25 February, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind10.13 GW27%Hydro0.89 GW2%Biomass2.80 GW7%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas12.32 GW33%Coal1.16 GW3%Imports4.32 GW11%Nuclear5.25 GW14%37.5GW AVERAGE27%7%33%11%14%
Price
£36.59/MWh
Day average £36.59
Demand37.5GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables32%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 February 2020, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £36.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:00 to £57.95/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.982.6%Wind 10.1326.8%Gas 12.3232.5%Hydro 0.892.3%Biomass 2.807.4%Nuclear 5.2513.9%Coal 1.163.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:55
Low 26.5 · 04:05Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
98 Out
1
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 30%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 February 2020, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Feb
Imported
98GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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