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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 February 2022

On Saturday 5 February, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind17.51 GW51%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.48 GW4%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas4.30 GW12%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports4.00 GW12%Nuclear5.51 GW16%33.7GW AVERAGE51%12%12%16%
Price
£148.81/MWh
Day average £148.81
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables54%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 February 2022, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £148.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.4 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (107 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £104.27/MWh at 06:30 to £194.96/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.671.9%Wind 17.5150.8%Gas 4.3012.5%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 1.484.3%Nuclear 5.5116.0%Coal 0.551.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 17:45
Low 25.0 · 04:55Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
90 Out
13
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 February 2022, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Feb
Imported
90GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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