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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 February 2022

On Monday 14 February, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind12.98 GW36%Hydro0.80 GW2%Biomass2.37 GW7%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas8.52 GW23%Coal1.53 GW4%Imports4.94 GW14%Nuclear4.51 GW12%35.9GW AVERAGE36%23%14%12%
Price
£148.53/MWh
Day average £148.53
Demand35.9GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables40%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 February 2022, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £148.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £90.82/MWh at 05:30 to £200.10/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 41% 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 0.671.8%Wind 12.9835.7%Gas 8.5223.5%Hydro 0.802.2%Biomass 2.376.5%Nuclear 4.5112.4%Coal 1.534.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:45
Low 24.5 · 03:55Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports108GWh
In
112 Out
4
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 41%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 February 2022, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Feb
Imported
112GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
108GWh
Average net flow
4.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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