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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 February 2022

On Saturday 12 February, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind18.03 GW52%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.33 GW4%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas5.38 GW16%Coal0.50 GW1%Imports3.40 GW10%Nuclear4.51 GW13%33.3GW AVERAGE52%16%10%13%
Price
£142.56/MWh
Day average £142.56
Demand33.3GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables56%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 February 2022, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £142.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.7 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £103.93/MWh at 05:00 to £193.08/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.732.1%Wind 18.0352.4%Gas 5.3815.6%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 1.333.9%Nuclear 4.5113.1%Coal 0.501.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 17:50
Low 25.1 · 04:45Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
78 Out
21
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 February 2022, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Feb
Imported
78GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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