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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 February 2021

On Wednesday 3 February, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind11.42 GW31%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.44 GW7%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas12.14 GW33%Coal1.57 GW4%Imports3.72 GW10%Nuclear5.17 GW14%36.9GW AVERAGE31%33%10%14%
Price
£56.23/MWh
Day average £56.23
Demand36.9GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 February 2021, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £56.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.68/MWh at 23:30 to £66.03/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 36% 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 0.461.2%Wind 11.4230.7%Gas 12.1432.7%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 2.446.6%Nuclear 5.1713.9%Coal 1.574.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 18:05
Low 26.6 · 04:00Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
86 Out
0
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 February 2021, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Feb
Imported
86GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.35GWImporting

In 56.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.3 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

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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