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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 February 2021

On Saturday 6 February, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind12.72 GW37%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.07 GW3%Solar0.52 GW2%Gas10.04 GW30%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports3.58 GW11%Nuclear5.15 GW15%33.7GW AVERAGE37%30%11%15%
Price
£55.47/MWh
Day average £55.47
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables40%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 February 2021, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £55.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.25/MWh at 23:30 to £72.02/MWh at 11:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.521.5%Wind 12.7237.5%Gas 10.0429.6%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 1.073.2%Nuclear 5.1515.2%Coal 0.601.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:45
Low 25.7 · 04:30Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
83 Out
4
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 February 2021, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Feb
Imported
83GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.60GWImporting

In 62.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 3.6 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

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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