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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 February 2022

On Thursday 10 February, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind13.60 GW36%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass2.88 GW8%Solar0.99 GW3%Gas10.04 GW27%Coal1.54 GW4%Imports2.83 GW8%Nuclear5.09 GW13%36.6GW AVERAGE36%8%27%8%13%
Price
£166.62/MWh
Day average £166.62
Demand36.6GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables41%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 February 2022, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £166.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.0 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £120.50/MWh at 23:00 to £208.77/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.992.6%Wind 13.6036.0%Gas 10.0426.6%Hydro 0.772.0%Biomass 2.887.6%Nuclear 5.0913.5%Coal 1.544.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 17:45
Low 25.7 · 04:15Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
63 Out
24
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 February 2022, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Feb
Imported
63GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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