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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 February 2017

On Tuesday 7 February, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind3.17 GW8%Hydro0.77 GW2%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas15.58 GW40%Coal9.48 GW24%Imports1.71 GW4%Nuclear7.91 GW20%38.3GW AVERAGE8%40%24%20%
Price
£53.28/MWh
Day average £53.28
Demand38.3GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables12%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 February 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 24%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 18:00. The price £53.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £43.39/MWh at 04:30 to £78.12/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.812.1%Wind 3.178.0%Gas 15.5839.5%Hydro 0.771.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9120.1%Coal 9.4824.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 18:00
Low 26.8 · 04:25Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
33 Out
18
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 February 2017, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Feb
Imported
33GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.63GW 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

Average0.22GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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