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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 February 2017

On Sunday 26 February, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind9.33 GW29%Hydro0.98 GW3%Solar0.49 GW2%Gas8.82 GW28%Coal1.83 GW6%Imports2.79 GW9%Nuclear7.67 GW24%31.4GW AVERAGE29%28%9%24%
Price
£42.23/MWh
Day average £42.23
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables34%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 February 2017, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 18:05. The price £42.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.61/MWh at 23:30 to £56.85/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.491.5%Wind 9.3329.3%Gas 8.8227.7%Hydro 0.983.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6724.0%Coal 1.835.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 18:05
Low 23.0 · 04:55Avg 31.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
61 Out
0
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 3%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 February 2017, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Feb
Imported
61GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW 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

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh

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