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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 February 2018

On Wednesday 7 February, demand averaged 41.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

41.7GW AVERAGEWind4.74 GW11%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.31 GW3%Solar1.24 GW3%Gas21.65 GW51%Coal3.19 GW8%Imports2.70 GW6%Nuclear7.23 GW17%41.7GW AVERAGE11%51%8%17%
Price
£53.45/MWh
Day average £53.45
Demand41.7GW
Generation 39.8Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables15%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
318g/kWh
0Day average 318300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 February 2018, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 49.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 318 g/kWh and the price £53.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (251 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (366 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.63/MWh at 00:00 to £72.68/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.242.9%Wind 4.7411.2%Gas 21.6551.0%Hydro 0.411.0%Biomass 1.313.1%Nuclear 7.2317.0%Coal 3.197.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.7avgGeneration 39.8avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.0GW · 17:25
Low 30.6 · 04:15Avg 41.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 39.8Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
57 Out
11
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 February 2018, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Feb
Imported
57GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.90GW 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

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 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 7.9 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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