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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 4 February 2017

On Saturday 4 February, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind5.17 GW15%Hydro0.78 GW2%Solar0.86 GW2%Gas10.47 GW30%Coal7.40 GW21%Imports2.48 GW7%Nuclear7.44 GW22%33.9GW AVERAGE15%30%21%7%22%
Price
£53.77/MWh
Day average £53.77
Demand33.9GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables20%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 4 February 2017, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:45. The price £53.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £37.46/MWh at 02:30 to £102.24/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 33% 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 0.862.5%Wind 5.1715.0%Gas 10.4730.2%Hydro 0.782.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4421.5%Coal 7.4021.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:45
Low 25.0 · 04:45Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
51 Out
8
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 4 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 4 February 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 4 Feb
Imported
51GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.79GW 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

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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