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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 February 2022

On Wednesday 2 February, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind11.49 GW32%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.50 GW7%Solar0.48 GW1%Gas12.48 GW34%Coal0.71 GW2%Imports2.97 GW8%Nuclear5.01 GW14%35.3GW AVERAGE32%34%8%14%
Price
£161.16/MWh
Day average £161.16
Demand35.3GW
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables35%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 February 2022, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £161.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £101.46/MWh at 04:30 to £215.49/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.481.3%Wind 11.4931.7%Gas 12.4834.5%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 2.506.9%Nuclear 5.0113.8%Coal 0.711.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 17:30
Low 25.7 · 04:10Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
66 Out
15
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 February 2022, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Feb
Imported
66GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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