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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 February 2017

On Tuesday 28 February, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind4.66 GW12%Hydro0.95 GW2%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas17.54 GW46%Coal2.83 GW7%Imports3.19 GW8%Nuclear7.93 GW21%37.5GW AVERAGE12%46%7%8%21%
Price
£49.49/MWh
Day average £49.49
Demand37.5GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables17%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 February 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 18:35. The price £49.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 19:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £37.00/MWh at 04:30 to £105.50/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.952.5%Wind 4.6612.3%Gas 17.5446.1%Hydro 0.952.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9320.8%Coal 2.837.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 18:35
Low 26.2 · 04:25Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
66 Out
2
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 13%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 February 2017, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Feb
Imported
66GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.66GW 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 34.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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