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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 February 2021

On Thursday 4 February, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind10.67 GW28%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.60 GW7%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas14.11 GW37%Coal0.50 GW1%Imports4.08 GW11%Nuclear5.17 GW14%37.0GW AVERAGE28%37%11%14%
Price
£56.98/MWh
Day average £56.98
Demand37.0GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 February 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 45.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £56.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (145 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.94/MWh at 00:00 to £70.23/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 42% 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 0.350.9%Wind 10.6728.3%Gas 14.1137.5%Hydro 0.210.5%Biomass 2.606.9%Nuclear 5.1713.7%Coal 0.501.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.9GW · 17:25
Low 27.1 · 04:25Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
94 Out
13
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 4 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 February 2021, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Feb
Imported
94GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.84GWImporting

In 68.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 13.5 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

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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