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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 February 2021

On Friday 5 February, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind9.19 GW25%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.63 GW7%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas13.72 GW37%Coal1.11 GW3%Imports3.85 GW11%Nuclear5.16 GW14%36.0GW AVERAGE25%7%37%11%14%
Price
£54.48/MWh
Day average £54.48
Demand36.0GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables28%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
205g/kWh
0Day average 205300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 February 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 205 g/kWh and the price £54.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.38/MWh at 05:00 to £75.27/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.742.0%Wind 9.1925.1%Gas 13.7237.4%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 2.637.2%Nuclear 5.1614.1%Coal 1.113.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:45
Low 26.6 · 04:25Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
90 Out
12
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 February 2021, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Feb
Imported
90GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.81GWImporting

In 67.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.6 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

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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