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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 February 2021

On Sunday 7 February, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind16.51 GW46%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW4%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas7.98 GW22%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports3.41 GW10%Nuclear5.15 GW14%35.0GW AVERAGE46%22%10%14%
Price
£32.22/MWh
Day average £32.22
Demand35.0GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables48%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 February 2021, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 45.9 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £32.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 13:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£6.27/MWh at 05:00 to £70.03/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 3.5 hours. Wind made 51% 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 0.341.0%Wind 16.5146.4%Gas 7.9822.4%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 1.504.2%Nuclear 5.1514.5%Coal 0.461.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.9GW · 17:30
Low 25.6 · 04:50Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
78 Out
1
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 February 2021, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Feb
Imported
78GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 1.3 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

Average0.35GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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