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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 February 2021

On Tuesday 2 February, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind14.21 GW38%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.44 GW4%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas11.97 GW32%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports3.58 GW9%Nuclear5.21 GW14%37.5GW AVERAGE38%32%9%14%
Price
£57.17/MWh
Day average £57.17
Demand37.5GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables39%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 February 2021, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 46.2 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £57.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.46/MWh at 23:30 to £76.20/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.451.2%Wind 14.2137.5%Gas 11.9731.6%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 1.443.8%Nuclear 5.2113.8%Coal 0.792.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.2GW · 17:35
Low 27.5 · 04:25Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
83 Out
0
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 February 2021, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Feb
Imported
83GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.18GWImporting

In 52.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.0 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

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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