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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 February 2022

On Sunday 6 February, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind17.94 GW52%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass1.38 GW4%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas3.69 GW11%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports4.16 GW12%Nuclear5.64 GW16%33.0GW AVERAGE52%11%12%16%
Price
£114.09/MWh
Day average £114.09
Demand33.0GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables55%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
80g/kWh
0Day average 80300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 February 2022, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 80 g/kWh and the price £114.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.4 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£15.42/MWh at 04:30 to £213.97/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 59% 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 0.631.8%Wind 17.9451.9%Gas 3.6910.7%Hydro 0.481.4%Biomass 1.384.0%Nuclear 5.6416.3%Coal 0.651.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:25
Low 24.3 · 04:45Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
95 Out
24
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 59%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 February 2022, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Feb
Imported
95GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.38GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 14.1 GWh

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