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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 February 2020

On Saturday 1 February, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind13.80 GW41%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass1.85 GW5%Solar0.88 GW3%Gas6.37 GW19%Coal0.87 GW3%Imports2.95 GW9%Nuclear6.32 GW19%32.5GW AVERAGE41%19%9%19%
Price
£21.14/MWh
Day average £21.14
Demand32.5GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables46%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 February 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £21.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£23.15/MWh at 11:00 to £46.13/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.882.6%Wind 13.8040.8%Gas 6.3718.8%Hydro 0.792.3%Biomass 1.855.5%Nuclear 6.3218.7%Coal 0.872.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:35
Low 24.1 · 04:25Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
65 Out
22
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 45%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 February 2020, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Feb
Imported
65GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWImporting

In 30.0 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.1 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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