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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 February 2018

On Thursday 8 February, demand averaged 40.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

40.6GW AVERAGEWind6.56 GW16%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.26 GW3%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas19.61 GW47%Coal3.13 GW8%Imports2.56 GW6%Nuclear7.38 GW18%40.6GW AVERAGE16%47%8%18%
Price
£50.48/MWh
Day average £50.48
Demand40.6GW
Generation 38.8Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
306g/kWh
0Day average 306300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 February 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.8 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 306 g/kWh and the price £50.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 19:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (214 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (367 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.20/MWh at 23:00 to £63.01/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.491.2%Wind 6.5615.9%Gas 19.6147.4%Hydro 0.391.0%Biomass 1.263.1%Nuclear 7.3817.8%Coal 3.137.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.6avgGeneration 38.8avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.8GW · 18:00
Low 29.7 · 04:20Avg 40.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 38.8Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
56 Out
12
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 8 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 February 2018, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Feb
Imported
56GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW 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

Average1.07GWImporting

In 26.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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