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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 February 2020

On Saturday 29 February, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind16.41 GW47%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass1.43 GW4%Solar1.27 GW4%Gas6.16 GW18%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports3.71 GW11%Nuclear4.80 GW14%34.4GW AVERAGE47%18%11%14%
Price
£19.91/MWh
Day average £19.91
Demand34.4GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables52%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 February 2020, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £19.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 14:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.89/MWh at 04:00 to £40.88/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 52% 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 1.273.6%Wind 16.4146.9%Gas 6.1617.6%Hydro 0.611.8%Biomass 1.434.1%Nuclear 4.8013.7%Coal 0.621.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 18:30
Low 25.6 · 04:30Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
82 Out
2
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 29 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 February 2020, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Feb
Imported
82GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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