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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 February 2017

On Friday 10 February, demand averaged 40.0 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

40.0GW AVERAGEWind2.98 GW7%Hydro0.58 GW1%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas18.99 GW46%Coal8.12 GW20%Imports1.68 GW4%Nuclear8.50 GW21%40.0GW AVERAGE7%46%20%21%
Price
£59.68/MWh
Day average £59.68
Demand40.0GW
Generation 39.4Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables9%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 10 February 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.9 GW at 18:00. The price £59.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £43.10/MWh at 03:30 to £76.75/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.987.2%Gas 18.9946.2%Hydro 0.581.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.5020.7%Coal 8.1219.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.0avgGeneration 39.4avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.9GW · 18:00
Low 28.4 · 04:25Avg 40.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 39.4Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports16GWh
In
32 Out
16
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 February 2017, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Feb
Imported
32GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
16GWh
Average net flow
0.66GW 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

Average0.18GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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