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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 21 February 2017

On Tuesday 21 February, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind7.98 GW22%Hydro0.82 GW2%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas12.01 GW34%Coal3.89 GW11%Imports2.44 GW7%Nuclear8.14 GW23%35.2GW AVERAGE22%34%11%23%
Price
£44.21/MWh
Day average £44.21
Demand35.2GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables26%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 21 February 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 18:05. The price £44.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.82/MWh at 23:30 to £62.86/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.431.2%Wind 7.9822.3%Gas 12.0133.6%Hydro 0.822.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1422.8%Coal 3.8910.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 18:05
Low 24.1 · 04:25Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
50 Out
3
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 21 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 21 February 2017, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 21 Feb
Imported
50GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW 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

Average0.84GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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