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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 February 2022

On Monday 7 February, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind13.62 GW36%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas10.12 GW27%Coal1.23 GW3%Imports3.39 GW9%Nuclear5.65 GW15%36.7GW AVERAGE36%27%9%15%
Price
£166.23/MWh
Day average £166.23
Demand36.7GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables40%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 February 2022, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £166.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 19:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.94/MWh at 23:00 to £231.14/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.711.9%Wind 13.6236.4%Gas 10.1227.0%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.085.5%Nuclear 5.6515.1%Coal 1.233.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 17:35
Low 25.6 · 03:30Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
74 Out
14
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 February 2022, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Feb
Imported
74GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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