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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 February 2018

On Friday 2 February, demand averaged 39.3 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

39.3GW AVERAGEWind6.17 GW15%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass1.46 GW4%Solar0.82 GW2%Gas18.90 GW47%Coal2.10 GW5%Imports3.38 GW8%Nuclear6.78 GW17%39.3GW AVERAGE15%47%8%17%
Price
£51.05/MWh
Day average £51.05
Demand39.3GW
Generation 36.9Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables19%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
275g/kWh
0Day average 275300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 February 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 275 g/kWh and the price £51.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (393 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.27/MWh at 04:00 to £86.27/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.822.0%Wind 6.1715.3%Gas 18.9047.0%Hydro 0.641.6%Biomass 1.463.6%Nuclear 6.7816.9%Coal 2.105.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.3avgGeneration 36.9avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 17:25
Low 28.8 · 04:05Avg 39.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 36.9Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
71 Out
11
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 February 2018, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Feb
Imported
71GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW 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

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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