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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 February 2020

On Sunday 9 February, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind15.70 GW45%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass0.88 GW3%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas6.33 GW18%Coal1.48 GW4%Imports3.86 GW11%Nuclear5.81 GW17%34.3GW AVERAGE45%18%11%17%
Price
£27.64/MWh
Day average £27.64
Demand34.3GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables47%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 February 2020, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £27.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 12:30 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.29/MWh at 06:30 to £45.01/MWh at 14:30. 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 0.210.6%Wind 15.7045.0%Gas 6.3318.1%Hydro 0.651.9%Biomass 0.882.5%Nuclear 5.8116.6%Coal 1.484.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 17:35
Low 24.8 · 05:00Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
83 Out
2
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 February 2020, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Feb
Imported
83GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 35.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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