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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 February 2021

On Monday 15 February, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind11.25 GW30%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.89 GW8%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas11.26 GW30%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports4.32 GW12%Nuclear5.18 GW14%36.6GW AVERAGE30%8%30%12%14%
Price
£55.65/MWh
Day average £55.65
Demand36.6GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 February 2021, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £55.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.86/MWh at 03:00 to £83.89/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 34% 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 0.722.0%Wind 11.2530.4%Gas 11.2630.5%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 2.897.8%Nuclear 5.1814.0%Coal 1.022.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 18:00
Low 27.2 · 04:10Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
99 Out
1
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 15 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 February 2021, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Feb
Imported
99GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.27GWImporting

In 54.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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