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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 February 2020

On Sunday 2 February, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind9.10 GW28%Hydro0.92 GW3%Biomass2.70 GW8%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas8.00 GW25%Coal0.86 GW3%Imports3.91 GW12%Nuclear6.32 GW20%32.1GW AVERAGE28%8%25%12%20%
Price
£33.32/MWh
Day average £33.32
Demand32.1GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables32%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 February 2020, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £33.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.71/MWh at 23:30 to £47.60/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 32% 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 0.411.3%Wind 9.1028.2%Gas 8.0024.8%Hydro 0.922.9%Biomass 2.708.4%Nuclear 6.3219.6%Coal 0.862.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 17:35
Low 24.1 · 04:55Avg 32.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
90 Out
1
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 February 2020, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Feb
Imported
90GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.68GWImporting

In 40.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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