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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 February 2017

On Tuesday 14 February, demand averaged 38.5 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

38.5GW AVERAGEWind6.64 GW17%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas16.93 GW43%Coal4.49 GW11%Imports1.98 GW5%Nuclear8.39 GW21%38.5GW AVERAGE17%43%11%21%
Price
£50.29/MWh
Day average £50.29
Demand38.5GW
Generation 37.4Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables19%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 February 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.8 GW at 18:00. The price £50.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £37.17/MWh at 04:30 to £96.82/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 45% 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 0.621.6%Wind 6.6416.9%Gas 16.9343.0%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3921.3%Coal 4.4911.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.5avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.8GW · 18:00
Low 27.1 · 04:25Avg 38.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
38 Out
10
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 February 2017, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Feb
Imported
38GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.15GW 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

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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