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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 February 2022

On Sunday 27 February, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind15.47 GW47%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar2.15 GW7%Gas3.65 GW11%Coal0.48 GW1%Imports3.71 GW11%Nuclear5.50 GW17%31.7GW AVERAGE47%11%11%17%
Price
£131.93/MWh
Day average £131.93
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables55%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
76g/kWh
0Day average 76300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 February 2022, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 76 g/kWh and the price £131.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 19:10. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (131 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.36/MWh at 03:30 to £204.70/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.156.5%Wind 15.4746.9%Gas 3.6511.1%Hydro 0.611.9%Biomass 1.414.3%Nuclear 5.5016.7%Coal 0.481.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 18:30
Low 23.8 · 04:20Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
84 Out
17
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 53%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 February 2022, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Feb
Imported
84GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 13.9 GWh

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