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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 February 2018

On Monday 12 February, demand averaged 40.3 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

40.3GW AVERAGEWind9.77 GW24%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW3%Solar1.34 GW3%Gas14.72 GW36%Coal2.63 GW6%Imports3.27 GW8%Nuclear7.56 GW18%40.3GW AVERAGE24%36%8%18%
Price
£47.30/MWh
Day average £47.30
Demand40.3GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables28%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 February 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 48.7 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh and the price £47.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (166 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (314 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.50/MWh at 23:30 to £70.43/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 39% 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 1.343.3%Wind 9.7723.8%Gas 14.7235.9%Hydro 0.421.0%Biomass 1.303.2%Nuclear 7.5618.4%Coal 2.636.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.3avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.7GW · 18:00
Low 28.9 · 04:25Avg 40.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
71 Out
6
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 February 2018, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Feb
Imported
71GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW 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

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 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 7.7 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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