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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 February 2017

On Saturday 25 February, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind8.59 GW26%Hydro0.95 GW3%Solar0.25 GW1%Gas11.29 GW34%Coal1.80 GW5%Imports2.41 GW7%Nuclear7.66 GW23%32.4GW AVERAGE26%34%7%23%
Price
£44.49/MWh
Day average £44.49
Demand32.4GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables30%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 February 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 18:05. The price £44.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 12:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.49/MWh at 06:30 to £83.65/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

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.250.8%Wind 8.5926.1%Gas 11.2934.3%Hydro 0.952.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6623.3%Coal 1.805.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 18:05
Low 23.6 · 04:55Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
50 Out
3
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 3%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 February 2017, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 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

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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