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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 February 2020

On Thursday 27 February, demand averaged 38.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

38.6GW AVERAGEWind10.61 GW27%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.26 GW6%Solar1.46 GW4%Gas15.89 GW40%Coal0.70 GW2%Imports3.12 GW8%Nuclear4.95 GW12%38.6GW AVERAGE27%40%8%12%
Price
£35.25/MWh
Day average £35.25
Demand38.6GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables32%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 February 2020, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £35.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (177 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.88/MWh at 23:30 to £54.78/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.463.7%Wind 10.6126.8%Gas 15.8940.1%Hydro 0.661.7%Biomass 2.265.7%Nuclear 4.9512.5%Coal 0.701.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.6avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 10:30
Low 27.9 · 03:55Avg 38.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
70 Out
19
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 February 2020, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Feb
Imported
70GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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