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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 February 2021

On Monday 1 February, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind4.68 GW12%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas18.37 GW49%Coal1.69 GW4%Imports4.74 GW13%Nuclear5.32 GW14%37.4GW AVERAGE12%49%13%14%
Price
£102.07/MWh
Day average £102.07
Demand37.4GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables14%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 February 2021, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £102.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (177 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.73/MWh at 05:30 to £337.08/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.411.1%Wind 4.6812.4%Gas 18.3748.8%Hydro 0.280.8%Biomass 2.155.7%Nuclear 5.3214.1%Coal 1.694.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:45
Low 26.8 · 04:25Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
100 Out
0
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 February 2021, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Feb
Imported
100GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.94GWImporting

In 70.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.37GWGenerating

Generated 13.5 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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