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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 February 2021

On Friday 19 February, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind15.10 GW43%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas7.66 GW22%Coal0.74 GW2%Imports4.14 GW12%Nuclear4.86 GW14%34.9GW AVERAGE43%22%12%14%
Price
£44.90/MWh
Day average £44.90
Demand34.9GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables45%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 February 2021, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £44.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.46/MWh at 23:00 to £61.88/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 48% 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 0.290.8%Wind 15.1042.6%Gas 7.6621.6%Hydro 0.681.9%Biomass 1.995.6%Nuclear 4.8613.7%Coal 0.742.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 18:00
Low 25.7 · 03:35Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
93 Out
6
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 February 2021, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Feb
Imported
93GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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