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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 February 2018

On Monday 19 February, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind2.79 GW7%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.39 GW4%Solar0.25 GW1%Gas19.42 GW50%Coal3.50 GW9%Imports2.99 GW8%Nuclear8.08 GW21%38.2GW AVERAGE7%50%9%8%21%
Price
£48.38/MWh
Day average £48.38
Demand38.2GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables9%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
325g/kWh
0Day average 325300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 February 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 325 g/kWh and the price £48.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (232 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (393 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.69/MWh at 01:30 to £67.47/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.250.6%Wind 2.797.1%Gas 19.4249.8%Hydro 0.591.5%Biomass 1.393.6%Nuclear 8.0820.7%Coal 3.509.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 18:00
Low 26.5 · 04:20Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
64 Out
9
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 February 2018, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Feb
Imported
64GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.30GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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