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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 February 2022

On Thursday 17 February, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind16.42 GW45%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.91 GW5%Solar1.14 GW3%Gas6.23 GW17%Coal0.38 GW1%Imports4.23 GW12%Nuclear5.48 GW15%35.4GW AVERAGE45%17%12%15%
Price
£144.11/MWh
Day average £144.11
Demand35.4GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables50%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
92g/kWh
0Day average 92300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 February 2022, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 92 g/kWh and the price £144.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.8 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.87/MWh at 02:30 to £220.59/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 51% 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 1.143.1%Wind 16.4245.1%Gas 6.2317.1%Hydro 0.621.7%Biomass 1.915.2%Nuclear 5.4815.1%Coal 0.381.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 17:45
Low 25.4 · 04:00Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
91 Out
13
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 February 2022, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Feb
Imported
91GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.28GWImporting

In 33.8 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.8 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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