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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 February 2017

On Monday 6 February, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind5.40 GW13%Hydro0.78 GW2%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas15.05 GW37%Coal9.44 GW23%Imports1.36 GW3%Nuclear7.68 GW19%39.1GW AVERAGE13%37%23%19%
Price
£52.05/MWh
Day average £52.05
Demand39.1GW
Generation 38.8Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables17%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 6 February 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 23%. Demand peaked at 49.4 GW at 17:20. The price £52.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 20:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £43.99/MWh at 23:30 to £65.22/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.491.2%Wind 5.4013.4%Gas 15.0537.4%Hydro 0.781.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6819.1%Coal 9.4423.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 38.8avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.4GW · 17:20
Low 26.4 · 04:20Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 38.8Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
26 Out
17
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 February 2017, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Feb
Imported
26GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.40GW 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

Average0.08GWExporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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