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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 February 2022

On Wednesday 16 February, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind17.01 GW47%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW5%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas5.76 GW16%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports5.00 GW14%Nuclear4.84 GW13%35.8GW AVERAGE47%16%14%13%
Price
£135.48/MWh
Day average £135.48
Demand35.8GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables50%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 February 2022, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £135.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.9 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (136 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.49/MWh at 02:30 to £191.16/MWh at 15:00. Wind made 54% 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 0.591.6%Wind 17.0146.8%Gas 5.7615.8%Hydro 0.691.9%Biomass 1.995.5%Nuclear 4.8413.3%Coal 0.461.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:45
Low 25.5 · 04:25Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
110 Out
4
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 16 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 February 2022, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Feb
Imported
110GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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