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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 February 2018

On Sunday 11 February, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind12.03 GW33%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.31 GW4%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas9.19 GW25%Coal1.55 GW4%Imports3.23 GW9%Nuclear7.43 GW21%35.7GW AVERAGE33%25%9%21%
Price
£44.66/MWh
Day average £44.66
Demand35.7GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 February 2018, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 45.9 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £44.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.99/MWh at 23:30 to £63.50/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.062.9%Wind 12.0333.2%Gas 9.1925.4%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.313.6%Nuclear 7.4320.5%Coal 1.554.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.9GW · 17:35
Low 26.5 · 04:40Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
71 Out
1
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 February 2018, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Feb
Imported
71GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW 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 41.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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