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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 February 2018

On Thursday 22 February, demand averaged 40.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

40.0GW AVERAGEWind5.18 GW13%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW3%Solar1.01 GW2%Gas15.05 GW37%Coal6.71 GW16%Imports3.35 GW8%Nuclear7.73 GW19%40.0GW AVERAGE13%37%16%8%19%
Price
£49.25/MWh
Day average £49.25
Demand40.0GW
Generation 37.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables16%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
356g/kWh
0Day average 356300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 February 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 48.7 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 356 g/kWh and the price £49.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (328 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (391 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.14/MWh at 05:30 to £67.64/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 1.012.5%Wind 5.1812.7%Gas 15.0536.8%Hydro 0.421.0%Biomass 1.393.4%Nuclear 7.7318.9%Coal 6.7116.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.0avgGeneration 37.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.7GW · 18:05
Low 28.8 · 03:55Avg 40.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
72 Out
8
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 February 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Feb
Imported
72GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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