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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 February 2017

On Thursday 9 February, demand averaged 40.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

40.2GW AVERAGEWind4.30 GW10%Hydro0.58 GW1%Solar0.19 GW0%Gas18.65 GW45%Coal7.90 GW19%Imports1.58 GW4%Nuclear8.48 GW20%40.2GW AVERAGE10%45%19%20%
Price
£53.58/MWh
Day average £53.58
Demand40.2GW
Generation 40.1Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables12%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 February 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 49.0 GW at 17:30. The price £53.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £41.59/MWh at 05:00 to £79.01/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.190.5%Wind 4.3010.3%Gas 18.6544.7%Hydro 0.581.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4820.3%Coal 7.9019.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.2avgGeneration 40.1avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.0GW · 17:30
Low 27.8 · 04:20Avg 40.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 40.1Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
27 Out
23
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 February 2017, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Feb
Imported
27GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.16GW 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

Average0.38GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh

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