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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 February 2018

On Friday 9 February, demand averaged 40.1 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

40.1GW AVERAGEWind8.88 GW22%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW3%Solar0.82 GW2%Gas16.12 GW39%Coal2.73 GW7%Imports3.19 GW8%Nuclear7.44 GW18%40.1GW AVERAGE22%39%8%18%
Price
£49.45/MWh
Day average £49.45
Demand40.1GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
262g/kWh
0Day average 262300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 February 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 262 g/kWh and the price £49.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 06:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (327 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.67/MWh at 04:30 to £72.39/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 43% 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 8.8821.7%Gas 16.1239.4%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 1.303.2%Nuclear 7.4418.2%Coal 2.736.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.1avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 18:05
Low 29.1 · 04:25Avg 40.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
69 Out
11
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 February 2018, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Feb
Imported
69GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 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 7.7 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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