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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 February 2020

On Saturday 8 February, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind15.47 GW46%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass0.54 GW2%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas5.89 GW17%Coal1.08 GW3%Imports3.34 GW10%Nuclear5.82 GW17%33.3GW AVERAGE46%17%10%17%
Price
£28.99/MWh
Day average £28.99
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables51%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
135g/kWh
0Day average 135300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 February 2020, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 135 g/kWh and the price £28.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.0 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (177 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.67/MWh at 04:00 to £43.18/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 51% 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 0.972.9%Wind 15.4745.9%Gas 5.8917.5%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 0.541.6%Nuclear 5.8217.3%Coal 1.083.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 17:40
Low 25.1 · 04:40Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
75 Out
2
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 8 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 February 2020, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Feb
Imported
75GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.34GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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