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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 February 2021

On Wednesday 10 February, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind7.03 GW17%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.70 GW7%Solar1.02 GW3%Gas17.63 GW44%Coal2.51 GW6%Imports4.06 GW10%Nuclear5.14 GW13%39.8GW AVERAGE17%44%10%13%
Price
£85.59/MWh
Day average £85.59
Demand39.8GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 February 2021, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £85.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (191 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (297 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.46/MWh at 02:30 to £212.89/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.022.5%Wind 7.0317.4%Gas 17.6343.7%Hydro 0.250.6%Biomass 2.706.7%Nuclear 5.1412.7%Coal 2.516.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 10:30
Low 29.7 · 04:05Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
86 Out
3
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 February 2021, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Feb
Imported
86GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.86GWImporting

In 46.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 11.2 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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