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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 February 2022

On Saturday 19 February, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind12.21 GW36%Hydro0.83 GW2%Biomass1.38 GW4%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas8.14 GW24%Coal0.83 GW2%Imports4.76 GW14%Nuclear5.11 GW15%33.2GW AVERAGE36%24%14%15%
Price
£172.63/MWh
Day average £172.63
Demand33.2GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables40%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 February 2022, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £172.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.3 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £90.32/MWh at 03:30 to £283.78/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.491.5%Wind 12.2136.2%Gas 8.1424.1%Hydro 0.832.5%Biomass 1.384.1%Nuclear 5.1115.2%Coal 0.832.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 12:35
Low 25.2 · 05:00Avg 33.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
105 Out
2
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 42%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 February 2022, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Feb
Imported
105GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.58GWImporting

In 38.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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