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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 February 2021

On Saturday 27 February, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.29 GW7%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.28 GW7%Solar1.83 GW6%Gas15.05 GW48%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports4.98 GW16%Nuclear4.32 GW14%30.7GW AVERAGE7%7%48%16%14%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.7GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 February 2021, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 01:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (296 g/kWh). Gas made 57% 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 1.835.8%Wind 2.297.3%Gas 15.0547.7%Hydro 0.611.9%Biomass 2.287.2%Nuclear 4.3213.7%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 18:45
Low 24.3 · 04:45Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
116 Out
17
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 February 2021, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Feb
Imported
116GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.88GWImporting

In 69.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 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 3.5 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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