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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 February 2022

On Friday 11 February, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind8.87 GW23%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.84 GW7%Solar1.24 GW3%Gas14.37 GW38%Coal1.75 GW5%Imports3.22 GW8%Nuclear5.06 GW13%36.7GW AVERAGE23%7%38%8%13%
Price
£147.71/MWh
Day average £147.71
Demand36.7GW
Generation 34.8Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables28%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 February 2022, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £147.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £120.31/MWh at 01:30 to £185.46/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.243.3%Wind 8.8723.3%Gas 14.3737.8%Hydro 0.671.8%Biomass 2.847.5%Nuclear 5.0613.3%Coal 1.754.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 17:45
Low 26.9 · 04:25Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
73 Out
26
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 February 2022, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Feb
Imported
73GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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