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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 February 2021

On Monday 22 February, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind5.90 GW17%Hydro0.88 GW3%Biomass2.72 GW8%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas13.82 GW40%Coal0.93 GW3%Imports5.08 GW15%Nuclear4.30 GW13%34.1GW AVERAGE17%8%40%15%13%
Price
£52.62/MWh
Day average £52.62
Demand34.1GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables22%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 February 2021, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £52.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.88/MWh at 23:30 to £75.11/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.752.2%Wind 5.9017.2%Gas 13.8240.2%Hydro 0.882.6%Biomass 2.727.9%Nuclear 4.3012.5%Coal 0.932.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 18:05
Low 24.0 · 04:10Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports113GWh
In
117 Out
4
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 February 2021, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Feb
Imported
117GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
113GWh
Average net flow
4.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.76GWImporting

In 66.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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