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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 February 2021

On Tuesday 9 February, demand averaged 40.2 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

40.2GW AVERAGEWind10.52 GW26%Hydro0.16 GW0%Biomass2.35 GW6%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas16.24 GW40%Coal1.56 GW4%Imports4.02 GW10%Nuclear5.14 GW13%40.2GW AVERAGE26%40%10%13%
Price
£63.77/MWh
Day average £63.77
Demand40.2GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables28%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 February 2021, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 48.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £63.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 19:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (158 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.61/MWh at 23:00 to £99.24/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.651.6%Wind 10.5225.9%Gas 16.2440.0%Hydro 0.160.4%Biomass 2.355.8%Nuclear 5.1412.7%Coal 1.563.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.2avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.4GW · 17:25
Low 29.6 · 04:35Avg 40.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
90 Out
0
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 0%Wind 29%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 February 2021, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Feb
Imported
90GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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