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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 February 2018

On Wednesday 14 February, demand averaged 41.4 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

41.4GW AVERAGEWind11.47 GW27%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW3%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas13.94 GW33%Coal3.84 GW9%Imports3.38 GW8%Nuclear7.67 GW18%41.4GW AVERAGE27%33%9%8%18%
Price
£48.68/MWh
Day average £48.68
Demand41.4GW
Generation 39.0Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables29%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 February 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 49.9 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £48.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.02/MWh at 05:30 to £65.76/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 36% 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 0.290.7%Wind 11.4727.1%Gas 13.9432.9%Hydro 0.421.0%Biomass 1.363.2%Nuclear 7.6718.1%Coal 3.849.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.4avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.9GW · 18:00
Low 29.9 · 04:25Avg 41.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
73 Out
9
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 February 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Feb
Imported
73GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW 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

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 9.0 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

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 14.0 GWh

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