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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 February 2022

On Monday 21 February, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind14.93 GW40%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass1.95 GW5%Solar1.07 GW3%Gas8.10 GW22%Coal1.39 GW4%Imports4.24 GW11%Nuclear4.76 GW13%36.6GW AVERAGE40%22%11%13%
Price
£185.81/MWh
Day average £185.81
Demand36.6GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables45%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Monday 21 February 2022, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £185.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £122.95/MWh at 01:30 to £286.06/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 45% 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 1.072.9%Wind 14.9340.1%Gas 8.1021.8%Hydro 0.812.2%Biomass 1.955.2%Nuclear 4.7612.8%Coal 1.393.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 11:30
Low 26.6 · 03:25Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
92 Out
5
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 21 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 February 2022, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Feb
Imported
92GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.17GWImporting

In 29.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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