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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 February 2017

On Sunday 19 February, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind5.66 GW18%Hydro0.79 GW2%Solar0.53 GW2%Gas10.42 GW33%Coal2.95 GW9%Imports2.78 GW9%Nuclear8.57 GW27%31.0GW AVERAGE18%33%9%9%27%
Price
£43.65/MWh
Day average £43.65
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables22%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 February 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 18:10. The price £43.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.75/MWh at 04:30 to £75.88/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 36% 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 0.531.7%Wind 5.6617.8%Gas 10.4232.9%Hydro 0.792.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.5727.0%Coal 2.959.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 18:10
Low 22.3 · 04:50Avg 31.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
56 Out
4
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 3%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 February 2017, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Feb
Imported
56GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW 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

Average1.02GWImporting

In 25.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 10.7 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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