All interconnectors
Fri 24 Feb- Imported
- 46GWh
- Exported
- 3GWh
- Net in
- 43GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.79GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 February 2017
On Friday 24 February, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.
Price
£46.74/MWh
Day average £46.74
Demand35.9GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables19%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Friday 24 February 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 18:05. The price £46.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.47/MWh at 00:00 to £74.08/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.253.4%Wind 4.7112.9%Gas 15.6242.8%Hydro 0.992.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9521.8%Coal 3.6810.1%
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£42.87
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Demand 27.8Generation 26.1Transfers 1.8
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Demand 35.9avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 1.8avg
Peak demand44.2GW · 18:05
Low 26.0 · 04:25Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In46
Out3
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 14%Solar 4%
Transfers · Fri 24 Feb
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 24 February 2017, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.74GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 18.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.09GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.96GWImporting
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-1
0
1
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In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.04GWPumping
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1
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Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh
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