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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 February 2018

On Sunday 25 February, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind8.98 GW24%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW4%Solar1.96 GW5%Gas7.58 GW21%Coal5.91 GW16%Imports3.34 GW9%Nuclear7.29 GW20%36.3GW AVERAGE24%21%16%9%20%
Price
£47.29/MWh
Day average £47.29
Demand36.3GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
282g/kWh
0Day average 282300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 February 2018, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 46.2 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 282 g/kWh and the price £47.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (222 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (370 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.38/MWh at 07:30 to £78.90/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 27% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.965.3%Wind 8.9824.4%Gas 7.5820.6%Hydro 0.320.9%Biomass 1.423.9%Nuclear 7.2919.8%Coal 5.9116.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.2GW · 18:35
Low 28.0 · 05:15Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 February 2018, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Feb
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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