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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 February 2021

On Sunday 28 February, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind1.81 GW6%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar1.80 GW6%Gas16.78 GW53%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports5.06 GW16%Nuclear4.17 GW13%30.8GW AVERAGE53%16%13%
Price
£54.75/MWh
Day average £54.75
Demand30.8GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables13%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
247g/kWh
0Day average 247300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 February 2021, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 247 g/kWh and the price £54.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.14/MWh at 14:30 to £115.65/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 63% 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 1.805.7%Wind 1.815.7%Gas 16.7852.7%Hydro 0.601.9%Biomass 1.414.4%Nuclear 4.1713.1%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 18:25
Low 23.7 · 04:50Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
118 Out
19
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 February 2021, Great Britain imported 118 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Feb
Imported
118GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.94GWImporting

In 70.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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