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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 February 2020

On Wednesday 26 February, demand averaged 38.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

38.6GW AVERAGEWind11.79 GW30%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.99 GW8%Solar1.33 GW3%Gas12.07 GW31%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports4.00 GW10%Nuclear5.28 GW13%38.6GW AVERAGE30%8%31%10%13%
Price
£32.01/MWh
Day average £32.01
Demand38.6GW
Generation 35.2Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables35%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 February 2020, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £32.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:00 to £51.84/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 34% 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 1.333.4%Wind 11.7930.1%Gas 12.0730.8%Hydro 0.721.8%Biomass 2.997.6%Nuclear 5.2813.5%Coal 1.022.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.6avgGeneration 35.2avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 18:30
Low 27.8 · 03:55Avg 38.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 35.2Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
91 Out
9
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 February 2020, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Feb
Imported
91GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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