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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 February 2022

On Saturday 26 February, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind13.12 GW41%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass1.57 GW5%Solar1.78 GW6%Gas5.89 GW18%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports3.46 GW11%Nuclear5.15 GW16%32.0GW AVERAGE41%18%11%16%
Price
£171.60/MWh
Day average £171.60
Demand32.0GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables48%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 February 2022, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £171.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (146 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £101.88/MWh at 23:30 to £211.99/MWh at 18:00. 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 1.785.5%Wind 13.1240.5%Gas 5.8918.2%Hydro 0.662.0%Biomass 1.574.9%Nuclear 5.1515.9%Coal 0.732.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 18:10
Low 24.7 · 04:45Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
79 Out
3
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 February 2022, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Feb
Imported
79GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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