All interconnectors
Wed 22 Feb- Imported
- 46GWh
- Exported
- 7GWh
- Net in
- 39GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.60GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 February 2017
On Wednesday 22 February, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.
Price
£37.16/MWh
Day average £37.16
Demand35.3GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Wednesday 22 February 2017, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 18:00. The price £37.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £5.46/MWh at 03:30 to £55.85/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.501.4%Wind 8.4423.4%Gas 12.5534.8%Hydro 0.862.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1322.6%Coal 3.329.2%
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Demand 27.3Generation 24.6Transfers 2.8
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Demand 35.3avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 1.5avg
Peak demand44.8GW · 18:00
Low 23.8 · 04:45Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports39GWh
In46
Out7
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 1%
Transfers · Wed 22 Feb
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 22 February 2017, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.73GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
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1
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In 19.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.05GWExporting
-3
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In 4.4 GWhOut 5.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.93GWImporting
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-1
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In 22.3 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 · FoyersAverage0.13GWPumping
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Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh
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