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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 February 2017

On Sunday 5 February, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind1.83 GW5%Hydro0.83 GW2%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas12.86 GW37%Coal8.61 GW25%Imports2.42 GW7%Nuclear7.55 GW22%33.8GW AVERAGE37%25%7%22%
Price
£49.51/MWh
Day average £49.51
Demand33.8GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables9%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 February 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 25%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 17:50. The price £49.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £42.12/MWh at 04:30 to £77.64/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.431.2%Wind 1.835.3%Gas 12.8637.2%Hydro 0.832.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5521.9%Coal 8.6124.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 17:50
Low 24.7 · 04:50Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
51 Out
4
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 6%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 February 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Feb
Imported
51GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.96GW 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

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 3.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 13.7 GWh

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