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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 February 2018

On Friday 23 February, demand averaged 40.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

40.2GW AVERAGEWind8.88 GW22%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW3%Solar1.21 GW3%Gas9.64 GW24%Coal8.03 GW20%Imports3.39 GW8%Nuclear7.87 GW19%40.2GW AVERAGE22%24%20%8%19%
Price
£55.94/MWh
Day average £55.94
Demand40.2GW
Generation 37.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
332g/kWh
0Day average 332300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 February 2018, gas supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 332 g/kWh and the price £55.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (266 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (386 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.66/MWh at 23:30 to £76.04/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 26% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.213.0%Wind 8.8821.8%Gas 9.6423.6%Hydro 0.380.9%Biomass 1.393.4%Nuclear 7.8719.3%Coal 8.0319.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.2avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 18:05
Low 29.7 · 03:55Avg 40.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
73 Out
1
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 February 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Feb
Imported
73GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 1.4 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

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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