All interconnectors
Tue 23 Feb- Imported
- 90GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 85GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.55GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 February 2021
On Tuesday 23 February, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.
Price
£35.08/MWh
Day average £35.08
Demand34.1GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables46%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
Key moments
On Tuesday 23 February 2021, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £35.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:00 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£9.71/MWh at 23:30 to £60.10/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.012.9%Wind 14.0940.8%Gas 7.5721.9%Hydro 0.712.1%Biomass 2.848.2%Nuclear 4.3012.4%Coal 0.160.5%
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£-9.71
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99 g
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Demand 26.3Generation 27.2Transfers -0.9
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Demand 34.1avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 3.5avg
Peak demand42.9GW · 18:00
Low 24.0 · 04:20Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports85GWh
In90
Out5
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 3%
Transfers · Tue 23 Feb
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 23 February 2021, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.64GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 15.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.70GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 44.7 GWhOut 3.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.60GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 14.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.61GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 14.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.09GWPumping
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh
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