All interconnectors
Mon 13 Feb- Imported
- 47GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 45GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.88GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 February 2017
On Monday 13 February, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.
Price
£43.63/MWh
Day average £43.63
Demand38.2GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables30%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Monday 13 February 2017, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 18:00. The price £43.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 07:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.85/MWh at 04:00 to £59.37/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
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Solar 1.112.9%Wind 10.0525.9%Gas 12.5932.5%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4921.9%Coal 3.9610.2%
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£38.03
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Demand 29.4Generation 27.8Transfers 1.6
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Demand 38.2avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 1.7avg
Peak demand48.2GW · 18:00
Low 26.3 · 04:25Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports45GWh
In47
Out1
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 3%
Transfers · Mon 13 Feb
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 13 February 2017, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.67GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.26GWImporting
-3
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-1
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In 6.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.95GWImporting
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In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.18GWPumping
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Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh
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