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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 February 2021

On Sunday 14 February, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind17.31 GW47%Hydro0.17 GW0%Biomass2.28 GW6%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas7.16 GW19%Coal0.90 GW2%Imports3.85 GW10%Nuclear5.13 GW14%36.6GW AVERAGE47%19%10%14%
Price
£51.83/MWh
Day average £51.83
Demand36.6GW
Generation 33.2Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables48%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 February 2021, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £51.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.22/MWh at 08:00 to £71.17/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 52% 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 0.240.6%Wind 17.3146.7%Gas 7.1619.3%Hydro 0.170.4%Biomass 2.286.2%Nuclear 5.1313.9%Coal 0.902.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 17:45
Low 28.4 · 04:55Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
89 Out
5
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 52%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 February 2021, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Feb
Imported
89GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 40.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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