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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 February 2018

On Tuesday 13 February, demand averaged 40.8 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

40.8GW AVERAGEWind9.45 GW23%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.33 GW3%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas16.22 GW39%Coal2.92 GW7%Imports3.47 GW8%Nuclear7.57 GW18%40.8GW AVERAGE23%39%8%18%
Price
£49.86/MWh
Day average £49.86
Demand40.8GW
Generation 38.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
259g/kWh
0Day average 259300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 February 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 48.3 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 259 g/kWh and the price £49.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 05:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (157 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (335 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.80/MWh at 05:00 to £73.76/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 42% 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 0.411.0%Wind 9.4522.6%Gas 16.2238.8%Hydro 0.461.1%Biomass 1.333.2%Nuclear 7.5718.1%Coal 2.927.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.8avgGeneration 38.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.3GW · 19:05
Low 29.2 · 04:20Avg 40.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 38.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
72 Out
12
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 February 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Feb
Imported
72GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW 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

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 11.1 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh

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