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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 February 2020

On Friday 7 February, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind11.87 GW32%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass2.12 GW6%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas9.93 GW26%Coal2.74 GW7%Imports3.43 GW9%Nuclear5.82 GW15%37.3GW AVERAGE32%26%7%9%15%
Price
£31.24/MWh
Day average £31.24
Demand37.3GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables36%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 February 2020, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £31.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.3 GW at 20:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.37/MWh at 23:30 to £47.82/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 35% 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 0.952.5%Wind 11.8731.6%Gas 9.9326.4%Hydro 0.681.8%Biomass 2.125.6%Nuclear 5.8215.5%Coal 2.747.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:30
Low 26.8 · 03:55Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
80 Out
2
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 February 2020, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Feb
Imported
80GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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