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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 February 2021

On Thursday 25 February, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind9.23 GW27%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.73 GW8%Solar1.14 GW3%Gas11.22 GW33%Coal0.64 GW2%Imports4.19 GW12%Nuclear4.31 GW13%33.5GW AVERAGE27%8%33%12%13%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.5GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables32%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 February 2021, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (249 g/kWh). Gas made 37% 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 1.143.3%Wind 9.2327.0%Gas 11.2232.9%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 2.738.0%Nuclear 4.3112.6%Coal 0.641.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 18:15
Low 24.1 · 04:25Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
98 Out
13
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 February 2021, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Feb
Imported
98GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.41GWImporting

In 57.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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