All interconnectors
Thu 23 Feb- Imported
- 52GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 51GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.11GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 February 2017
On Thursday 23 February, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.
Price
£44.19/MWh
Day average £44.19
Demand36.3GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Thursday 23 February 2017, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 18:25. The price £44.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £19.41/MWh at 05:30 to £67.58/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
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Solar 0.701.9%Wind 7.9021.5%Gas 12.7534.7%Hydro 1.042.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1822.3%Coal 3.619.8%
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£39.17
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Demand 28.3Generation 27.7Transfers 0.7
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Demand 36.3avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 2.1avg
Peak demand45.6GW · 18:25
Low 24.1 · 04:25Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In52
Out1
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 23%Solar 2%
Transfers · Thu 23 Feb
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 23 February 2017, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.98GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 23.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.22GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.92GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.03GWGenerating
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-1
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1
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Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh
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