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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 February 2020

On Thursday 6 February, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind3.19 GW8%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass2.34 GW6%Solar1.28 GW3%Gas18.60 GW49%Coal2.49 GW7%Imports3.81 GW10%Nuclear5.82 GW15%38.1GW AVERAGE8%49%10%15%
Price
£35.44/MWh
Day average £35.44
Demand38.1GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables14%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
298g/kWh
0Day average 298300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 February 2020, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 298 g/kWh and the price £35.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (249 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (337 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.43/MWh at 02:30 to £51.76/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.283.4%Wind 3.198.3%Gas 18.6048.6%Hydro 0.792.0%Biomass 2.346.1%Nuclear 5.8215.2%Coal 2.496.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 10:00
Low 27.8 · 04:00Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
85 Out
1
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 February 2020, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Feb
Imported
85GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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