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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 February 2017

On Wednesday 1 February, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind5.79 GW15%Hydro0.45 GW1%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas15.25 GW40%Coal7.62 GW20%Imports1.73 GW4%Nuclear7.45 GW19%37.5GW AVERAGE15%40%20%19%
Price
£52.01/MWh
Day average £52.01
Demand37.5GW
Generation 36.9Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables17%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 February 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 20%. Demand peaked at 47.0 GW at 17:30. The price £52.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £42.44/MWh at 03:30 to £73.30/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.280.7%Wind 5.7915.0%Gas 15.2539.5%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4519.3%Coal 7.6219.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 36.9avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.0GW · 17:30
Low 26.3 · 04:25Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.9Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
35 Out
13
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 February 2017, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Feb
Imported
35GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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