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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 February 2021

On Thursday 11 February, demand averaged 40.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

40.8GW AVERAGEWind8.19 GW20%Hydro0.20 GW0%Biomass2.73 GW7%Solar1.01 GW2%Gas17.86 GW43%Coal1.97 GW5%Imports4.04 GW10%Nuclear5.14 GW12%40.8GW AVERAGE20%43%10%12%
Price
£66.41/MWh
Day average £66.41
Demand40.8GW
Generation 37.1Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables23%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 February 2021, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 48.7 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £66.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.66/MWh at 03:30 to £107.65/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.012.5%Wind 8.1919.9%Gas 17.8643.4%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 2.736.6%Nuclear 5.1412.5%Coal 1.974.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.8avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.7GW · 12:20
Low 30.0 · 02:25Avg 40.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
92 Out
1
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 February 2021, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Feb
Imported
92GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 37.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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