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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 February 2021

On Friday 12 February, demand averaged 40.5 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

40.5GW AVERAGEWind16.03 GW39%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.71 GW7%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas11.98 GW29%Coal1.17 GW3%Imports3.01 GW7%Nuclear5.14 GW12%40.5GW AVERAGE39%29%7%12%
Price
£55.70/MWh
Day average £55.70
Demand40.5GW
Generation 38.2Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables42%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 February 2021, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 48.9 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £55.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.59/MWh at 07:30 to £74.01/MWh at 06:00. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.062.6%Wind 16.0338.9%Gas 11.9829.1%Hydro 0.150.4%Biomass 2.716.6%Nuclear 5.1412.5%Coal 1.172.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.5avgGeneration 38.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.9GW · 18:00
Low 30.7 · 04:45Avg 40.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 38.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
69 Out
11
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 0%Wind 42%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 February 2021, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Feb
Imported
69GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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