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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 February 2022

On Sunday 13 February, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind13.44 GW40%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.12 GW6%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas7.24 GW22%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports4.33 GW13%Nuclear4.51 GW14%32.4GW AVERAGE40%22%13%14%
Price
£151.79/MWh
Day average £151.79
Demand32.4GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables43%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 February 2022, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £151.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £99.97/MWh at 23:30 to £219.56/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 46% 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 0.140.4%Wind 13.4440.4%Gas 7.2421.7%Hydro 0.722.2%Biomass 2.126.4%Nuclear 4.5113.6%Coal 0.792.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 17:30
Low 23.7 · 04:50Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
98 Out
13
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 February 2022, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Feb
Imported
98GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.05GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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