All interconnectors
Fri 17 Feb- Imported
- 55GWh
- Exported
- 4GWh
- Net in
- 51GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.13GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 February 2017
On Friday 17 February, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.
Price
£43.25/MWh
Day average £43.25
Demand35.8GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables11%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Friday 17 February 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 18:00. The price £43.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £37.89/MWh at 03:30 to £56.26/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.712.0%Wind 2.657.3%Gas 16.6345.7%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4223.1%Coal 4.7913.2%
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Demand 27.7Generation 24.8Transfers 2.9
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Demand 35.8avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.0avg
Peak demand44.0GW · 18:00
Low 25.8 · 04:25Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In55
Out4
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 2%
Transfers · Fri 17 Feb
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 17 February 2017, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.97GWImporting
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In 26.1 GWhOut 2.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.26GWImporting
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In 7.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.90GWImporting
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In 21.7 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 · FoyersAverage0.08GWPumping
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Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh
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