Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 February 2017

On Wednesday 15 February, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind4.27 GW11%Hydro0.36 GW1%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas18.35 GW48%Coal4.50 GW12%Imports1.92 GW5%Nuclear8.37 GW22%37.4GW AVERAGE11%48%12%22%
Price
£49.07/MWh
Day average £49.07
Demand37.4GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 February 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 18:00. The price £49.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 22:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.57/MWh at 00:00 to £68.92/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.411.1%Wind 4.2711.2%Gas 18.3548.1%Hydro 0.360.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3721.9%Coal 4.5011.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 18:00
Low 26.3 · 04:25Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
39 Out
7
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 15 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 February 2017, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Feb
Imported
39GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.31GW 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

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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