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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 February 2017

On Monday 27 February, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind5.23 GW14%Hydro1.13 GW3%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas16.30 GW44%Coal3.14 GW8%Imports2.99 GW8%Nuclear7.70 GW21%36.5GW AVERAGE14%44%8%8%21%
Price
£46.44/MWh
Day average £46.44
Demand36.5GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables19%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 27 February 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.6 GW at 18:15. The price £46.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.45/MWh at 04:30 to £80.15/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.531.4%Wind 5.2314.1%Gas 16.3044.0%Hydro 1.133.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7020.8%Coal 3.148.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.6GW · 18:15
Low 24.1 · 04:00Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
61 Out
4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 15%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 February 2017, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Feb
Imported
61GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW 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

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 11.1 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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