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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 February 2017

On Friday 3 February, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind8.58 GW23%Hydro0.61 GW2%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas11.05 GW30%Coal6.72 GW18%Imports2.41 GW6%Nuclear7.45 GW20%36.6GW AVERAGE23%30%18%20%
Price
£48.81/MWh
Day average £48.81
Demand36.6GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables26%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 3 February 2017, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:35. The price £48.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £21.38/MWh at 04:00 to £77.30/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 32% 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 0.531.4%Wind 8.5823.0%Gas 11.0529.6%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4519.9%Coal 6.7218.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:35
Low 25.3 · 04:10Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
49 Out
7
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 February 2017, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Feb
Imported
49GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW 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

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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