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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 February 2020

On Wednesday 5 February, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind4.70 GW12%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass2.72 GW7%Solar0.92 GW2%Gas17.86 GW46%Coal1.98 GW5%Imports3.35 GW9%Nuclear6.28 GW16%37.9GW AVERAGE12%7%46%9%16%
Price
£30.07/MWh
Day average £30.07
Demand37.9GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables17%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
276g/kWh
0Day average 276300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 February 2020, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 276 g/kWh and the price £30.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (213 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (314 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.07/MWh at 04:30 to £40.04/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.922.4%Wind 4.7012.2%Gas 17.8646.3%Hydro 0.792.0%Biomass 2.727.1%Nuclear 6.2816.3%Coal 1.985.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 17:25
Low 27.6 · 03:55Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
77 Out
14
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 February 2020, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Feb
Imported
77GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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