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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 February 2018

On Sunday 18 February, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind2.40 GW7%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.38 GW4%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas16.17 GW46%Coal2.52 GW7%Imports3.54 GW10%Nuclear7.96 GW23%34.6GW AVERAGE46%7%10%23%
Price
£48.47/MWh
Day average £48.47
Demand34.6GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables10%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
305g/kWh
0Day average 305300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 February 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 305 g/kWh and the price £48.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (255 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (353 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.82/MWh at 23:00 to £76.76/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.661.9%Wind 2.406.8%Gas 16.1746.0%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 1.383.9%Nuclear 7.9622.6%Coal 2.527.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 18:05
Low 26.5 · 04:55Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
79 Out
1
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 18 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 February 2018, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Feb
Imported
79GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.26GW 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

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.1 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

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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