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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 February 2018

On Thursday 15 February, demand averaged 39.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

39.6GW AVERAGEWind12.18 GW30%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW3%Solar1.46 GW4%Gas11.94 GW30%Coal2.22 GW5%Imports3.05 GW8%Nuclear7.77 GW19%39.6GW AVERAGE30%30%8%19%
Price
£45.51/MWh
Day average £45.51
Demand39.6GW
Generation 37.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables35%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 February 2018, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £45.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (164 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.44/MWh at 04:30 to £57.66/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 33% 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 1.463.6%Wind 12.1830.1%Gas 11.9429.5%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 1.363.4%Nuclear 7.7719.2%Coal 2.225.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.6avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 18:00
Low 29.0 · 04:25Avg 39.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
67 Out
7
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 15 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 February 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Feb
Imported
67GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 6.9 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

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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