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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 February 2018

On Friday 16 February, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind7.74 GW20%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass1.37 GW3%Solar1.45 GW4%Gas14.93 GW38%Coal2.34 GW6%Imports3.41 GW9%Nuclear7.75 GW20%38.9GW AVERAGE20%38%9%20%
Price
£47.81/MWh
Day average £47.81
Demand38.9GW
Generation 36.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables25%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 February 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £47.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (332 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.54/MWh at 23:00 to £68.01/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.453.7%Wind 7.7419.6%Gas 14.9337.8%Hydro 0.521.3%Biomass 1.373.5%Nuclear 7.7519.6%Coal 2.345.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 36.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 18:00
Low 29.5 · 04:00Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
74 Out
6
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 16 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 February 2018, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Feb
Imported
74GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.86GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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