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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 February 2020

On Friday 28 February, demand averaged 38.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

38.5GW AVERAGEWind12.66 GW33%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.59 GW4%Solar0.17 GW0%Gas13.82 GW36%Coal0.83 GW2%Imports4.27 GW11%Nuclear4.76 GW12%38.5GW AVERAGE33%36%11%12%
Price
£28.67/MWh
Day average £28.67
Demand38.5GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables35%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Friday 28 February 2020, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £28.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.97/MWh at 23:30 to £36.53/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.170.4%Wind 12.6632.7%Gas 13.8235.7%Hydro 0.651.7%Biomass 1.594.1%Nuclear 4.7612.3%Coal 0.832.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.5avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 12:25
Low 27.7 · 03:45Avg 38.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
100 Out
0
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 February 2020, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Feb
Imported
100GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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