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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 20 February 2021

On Saturday 20 February, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind14.70 GW47%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass1.07 GW3%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas5.87 GW19%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports3.72 GW12%Nuclear4.45 GW14%31.0GW AVERAGE47%19%12%14%
Price
£29.81/MWh
Day average £29.81
Demand31.0GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables51%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
108g/kWh
0Day average 108300
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Key moments

On Saturday 20 February 2021, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 108 g/kWh and the price £29.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (150 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.81/MWh at 00:00 to £29.81/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 53% 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 0.571.8%Wind 14.7046.9%Gas 5.8718.7%Hydro 0.722.3%Biomass 1.073.4%Nuclear 4.4514.2%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 18:05
Low 23.6 · 04:55Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
85 Out
4
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 53%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 20 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 20 February 2021, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 20 Feb
Imported
85GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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