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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 February 2020

On Monday 3 February, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind15.24 GW41%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.66 GW7%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas7.56 GW20%Coal1.32 GW4%Imports3.07 GW8%Nuclear6.31 GW17%36.5GW AVERAGE41%7%20%8%17%
Price
£24.47/MWh
Day average £24.47
Demand36.5GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables44%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 February 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 45.9 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £24.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£11.00/MWh at 04:00 to £48.36/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 44% 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 0.601.6%Wind 15.2440.7%Gas 7.5620.2%Hydro 0.731.9%Biomass 2.667.1%Nuclear 6.3116.8%Coal 1.323.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.9GW · 17:35
Low 24.3 · 04:00Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
67 Out
12
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 February 2020, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Feb
Imported
67GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.14GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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