Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 February 2017

On Saturday 18 February, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind6.00 GW18%Hydro0.73 GW2%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas11.07 GW34%Coal3.11 GW10%Imports2.48 GW8%Nuclear8.51 GW26%31.9GW AVERAGE18%34%10%8%26%
Price
£40.92/MWh
Day average £40.92
Demand31.9GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables23%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 February 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 18:00. The price £40.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.41/MWh at 05:30 to £55.58/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.702.1%Wind 6.0018.4%Gas 11.0734.0%Hydro 0.732.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.5126.1%Coal 3.119.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 18:00
Low 23.8 · 04:25Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
53 Out
6
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 18 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 February 2017, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Feb
Imported
53GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.93GW 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

Average0.95GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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