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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 February 2022

On Monday 28 February, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind12.30 GW34%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.56 GW7%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas10.36 GW28%Coal1.16 GW3%Imports3.27 GW9%Nuclear5.82 GW16%35.1GW AVERAGE34%28%9%16%
Price
£188.89/MWh
Day average £188.89
Demand35.1GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 February 2022, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £188.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £106.53/MWh at 01:30 to £261.31/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 37% 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 0.491.3%Wind 12.3033.6%Gas 10.3628.3%Hydro 0.651.8%Biomass 2.567.0%Nuclear 5.8215.9%Coal 1.163.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 18:05
Low 24.2 · 04:15Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
72 Out
31
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 February 2022, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Feb
Imported
72GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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