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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 February 2020

On Tuesday 4 February, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind13.20 GW34%Hydro0.83 GW2%Biomass2.44 GW6%Solar0.56 GW1%Gas10.48 GW27%Coal1.44 GW4%Imports3.40 GW9%Nuclear6.30 GW16%37.7GW AVERAGE34%27%9%16%
Price
£31.25/MWh
Day average £31.25
Demand37.7GW
Generation 35.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 February 2020, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £31.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 09:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.31/MWh at 03:30 to £44.66/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 37% 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 0.561.5%Wind 13.2034.2%Gas 10.4827.1%Hydro 0.832.2%Biomass 2.446.3%Nuclear 6.3016.3%Coal 1.443.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 35.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 17:20
Low 26.5 · 04:10Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
77 Out
14
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 4 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 February 2020, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Feb
Imported
77GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.49GWImporting

In 37.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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