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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 February 2022

On Tuesday 22 February, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind15.28 GW42%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.67 GW7%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas6.87 GW19%Coal1.21 GW3%Imports3.79 GW10%Nuclear4.69 GW13%35.7GW AVERAGE42%7%19%10%13%
Price
£150.77/MWh
Day average £150.77
Demand35.7GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables47%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
122g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 February 2022, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £150.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.99/MWh at 23:00 to £216.04/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 47% 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 1.042.9%Wind 15.2842.1%Gas 6.8718.9%Hydro 0.732.0%Biomass 2.677.4%Nuclear 4.6912.9%Coal 1.213.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 18:20
Low 25.1 · 04:10Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
85 Out
3
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 February 2022, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Feb
Imported
85GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.02GWImporting

In 27.0 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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