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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 February 2021

On Wednesday 17 February, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind14.63 GW40%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.52 GW7%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas8.17 GW22%Coal1.36 GW4%Imports3.58 GW10%Nuclear4.91 GW14%35.5GW AVERAGE40%22%10%14%
Price
—/MWh
Demand35.5GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables43%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 February 2021, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (110 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (205 g/kWh). Wind made 45% 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 0.631.7%Wind 14.6340.3%Gas 8.1722.5%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 2.526.9%Nuclear 4.9113.5%Coal 1.363.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:45
Low 25.6 · 04:10Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
80 Out
10
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 February 2021, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Feb
Imported
80GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.39GWImporting

In 37.0 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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