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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 February 2017

On Sunday 12 February, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind9.14 GW25%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas11.22 GW31%Coal4.06 GW11%Imports2.60 GW7%Nuclear8.35 GW23%35.3GW AVERAGE25%31%11%7%23%
Price
£48.72/MWh
Day average £48.72
Demand35.3GW
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables27%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 February 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:35. The price £48.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £38.74/MWh at 23:00 to £66.20/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 34% 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 0.150.4%Wind 9.1425.5%Gas 11.2231.3%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3523.3%Coal 4.0611.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:35
Low 25.7 · 05:25Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
55 Out
1
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 February 2017, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Feb
Imported
55GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW 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

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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