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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 February 2017

On Monday 20 February, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind8.82 GW25%Hydro0.65 GW2%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas12.02 GW33%Coal3.76 GW10%Imports1.70 GW5%Nuclear8.33 GW23%34.5GW AVERAGE25%33%10%23%
Price
£39.80/MWh
Day average £39.80
Demand34.5GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables28%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 20 February 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 18:05. The price £39.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £23.29/MWh at 04:00 to £54.07/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 35% 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 0.681.9%Wind 8.8224.5%Gas 12.0233.4%Hydro 0.651.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3323.2%Coal 3.7610.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 18:05
Low 22.6 · 04:25Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports11GWh
In
32 Out
21
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 20 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 February 2017, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Feb
Imported
32GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
11GWh
Average net flow
0.46GW 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

Average0.44GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 16.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 13.8 GWh

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