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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 February 2018

On Thursday 1 February, demand averaged 40.2 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

40.2GW AVERAGEWind13.09 GW32%Hydro0.57 GW1%Biomass1.88 GW5%Solar0.95 GW2%Gas13.54 GW33%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports3.33 GW8%Nuclear6.76 GW17%40.2GW AVERAGE32%33%8%17%
Price
£47.54/MWh
Day average £47.54
Demand40.2GW
Generation 37.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables36%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
186g/kWh
0Day average 186300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 February 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 49.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 186 g/kWh and the price £47.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.44/MWh at 23:30 to £66.40/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.952.3%Wind 13.0932.1%Gas 13.5433.1%Hydro 0.571.4%Biomass 1.884.6%Nuclear 6.7616.5%Coal 0.731.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.2avgGeneration 37.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.4GW · 17:20
Low 28.5 · 04:20Avg 40.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 37.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
72 Out
4
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 February 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Feb
Imported
72GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 4.1 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

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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