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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 February 2022

On Friday 25 February, demand averaged 35.6 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

35.6GW AVERAGEWind11.14 GW30%Hydro0.94 GW3%Biomass2.54 GW7%Solar1.75 GW5%Gas9.88 GW27%Coal1.46 GW4%Imports3.93 GW11%Nuclear4.90 GW13%35.6GW AVERAGE30%27%11%13%
Price
£192.26/MWh
Day average £192.26
Demand35.6GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Friday 25 February 2022, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £192.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 01:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £114.81/MWh at 03:30 to £247.87/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 34% 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 1.754.8%Wind 11.1430.5%Gas 9.8827.0%Hydro 0.942.6%Biomass 2.547.0%Nuclear 4.9013.4%Coal 1.464.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.6avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 09:30
Low 26.9 · 04:00Avg 35.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
88 Out
12
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 34%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 February 2022, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Feb
Imported
88GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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