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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 February 2018

On Saturday 17 February, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind3.68 GW10%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass1.37 GW4%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas15.50 GW43%Coal2.08 GW6%Imports3.53 GW10%Nuclear7.94 GW22%35.1GW AVERAGE10%43%10%22%
Price
£51.48/MWh
Day average £51.48
Demand35.1GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables15%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
275g/kWh
0Day average 275300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 February 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 275 g/kWh and the price £51.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (355 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.56/MWh at 00:00 to £78.21/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.133.2%Wind 3.6810.3%Gas 15.5043.3%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 1.373.8%Nuclear 7.9422.2%Coal 2.085.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 18:00
Low 27.2 · 04:40Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
76 Out
8
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 February 2018, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Feb
Imported
76GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW 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

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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