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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 February 2017

On Wednesday 8 February, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind3.26 GW8%Hydro0.67 GW2%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas17.84 GW44%Coal8.88 GW22%Imports1.36 GW3%Nuclear8.20 GW20%39.0GW AVERAGE8%44%22%20%
Price
£51.09/MWh
Day average £51.09
Demand39.0GW
Generation 39.1Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables10%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 February 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 22%. Demand peaked at 48.6 GW at 18:00. The price £51.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £42.93/MWh at 04:30 to £71.44/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.280.7%Wind 3.268.0%Gas 17.8444.1%Hydro 0.671.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2020.3%Coal 8.8821.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 39.1avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.6GW · 18:00
Low 26.9 · 04:20Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.1Transfers −0.1 GW
Net imports1GWh
In
24 Out
23
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 8 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 February 2017, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Feb
Imported
24GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
1GWh
Average net flow
0.04GW 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

Average0.25GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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