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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 February 2018

On Saturday 24 February, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind10.38 GW28%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar1.89 GW5%Gas6.04 GW16%Coal6.49 GW17%Imports3.14 GW8%Nuclear7.67 GW21%36.7GW AVERAGE28%16%17%8%21%
Price
£49.29/MWh
Day average £49.29
Demand36.7GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables34%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
277g/kWh
0Day average 277300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 February 2018, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 277 g/kWh and the price £49.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (227 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (340 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.13/MWh at 14:30 to £88.42/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.895.1%Wind 10.3827.8%Gas 6.0416.2%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 1.413.8%Nuclear 7.6720.5%Coal 6.4917.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 18:05
Low 28.9 · 04:45Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 February 2018, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Feb
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.66GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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