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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 February 2021

On Saturday 13 February, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind17.91 GW46%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.25 GW6%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas7.85 GW20%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports3.68 GW10%Nuclear5.13 GW13%38.2GW AVERAGE46%20%10%13%
Price
£55.99/MWh
Day average £55.99
Demand38.2GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables49%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
128g/kWh
0Day average 128300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 February 2021, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 128 g/kWh and the price £55.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.76/MWh at 23:30 to £83.89/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.852.2%Wind 17.9146.4%Gas 7.8520.3%Hydro 0.150.4%Biomass 2.255.8%Nuclear 5.1313.3%Coal 0.792.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 17:50
Low 29.9 · 04:40Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
83 Out
4
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 51%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 February 2021, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Feb
Imported
83GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.15GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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