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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 February 2018

On Monday 5 February, demand averaged 41.0 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

41.0GW AVERAGEWind3.62 GW9%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW3%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas21.69 GW52%Coal3.35 GW8%Imports3.31 GW8%Nuclear7.43 GW18%41.0GW AVERAGE9%52%8%8%18%
Price
£47.72/MWh
Day average £47.72
Demand41.0GW
Generation 38.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables11%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
326g/kWh
0Day average 326300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 February 2018, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 49.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 326 g/kWh and the price £47.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (267 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (383 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.49/MWh at 04:30 to £65.13/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 56% 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 0.681.6%Wind 3.628.6%Gas 21.6951.7%Hydro 0.501.2%Biomass 1.393.3%Nuclear 7.4317.7%Coal 3.358.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.0avgGeneration 38.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.1GW · 17:30
Low 28.6 · 04:20Avg 41.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 38.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
72 Out
11
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 February 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Feb
Imported
72GWh
Exported
11GWh
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

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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