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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 February 2018

On Saturday 10 February, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind9.37 GW25%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.29 GW3%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas13.33 GW36%Coal1.45 GW4%Imports3.64 GW10%Nuclear7.44 GW20%36.7GW AVERAGE25%36%10%20%
Price
£48.03/MWh
Day average £48.03
Demand36.7GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables27%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 February 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £48.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 09:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (289 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.19/MWh at 05:00 to £80.98/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.290.8%Wind 9.3725.2%Gas 13.3335.8%Hydro 0.371.0%Biomass 1.293.5%Nuclear 7.4420.0%Coal 1.453.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 17:45
Low 28.3 · 04:25Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
78 Out
1
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 February 2018, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Feb
Imported
78GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.23GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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