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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 February 2022

On Tuesday 1 February, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind18.03 GW48%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW4%Solar0.88 GW2%Gas7.47 GW20%Coal0.69 GW2%Imports3.39 GW9%Nuclear5.02 GW13%36.4GW AVERAGE48%20%9%13%
Price
£154.96/MWh
Day average £154.96
Demand36.4GW
Generation 33.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables52%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 February 2022, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £154.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.6 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (153 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £102.22/MWh at 23:00 to £216.68/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.882.4%Wind 18.0348.4%Gas 7.4720.1%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 1.433.8%Nuclear 5.0213.5%Coal 0.691.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:40
Low 26.3 · 04:25Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
76 Out
9
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 February 2022, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Feb
Imported
76GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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