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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 20 February 2022

On Sunday 20 February, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind17.51 GW52%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas4.12 GW12%Coal0.94 GW3%Imports4.20 GW12%Nuclear4.77 GW14%32.7GW AVERAGE52%12%12%14%
Price
£156.41/MWh
Day average £156.41
Demand32.7GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables54%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Sunday 20 February 2022, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £156.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 06:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (133 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.28/MWh at 08:00 to £244.86/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 59% 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 0.200.6%Wind 17.5151.9%Gas 4.1212.2%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 1.414.2%Nuclear 4.7714.2%Coal 0.942.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:05
Low 24.2 · 04:50Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
91 Out
12
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 59%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 20 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 20 February 2022, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 20 Feb
Imported
91GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.71GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh

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