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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 February 2018

On Monday 26 February, demand averaged 42.0 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

42.0GW AVERAGEWind7.47 GW17%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW3%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas12.90 GW30%Coal9.49 GW22%Imports2.81 GW7%Nuclear7.29 GW17%42.0GW AVERAGE17%30%22%17%
Price
£53.33/MWh
Day average £53.33
Demand42.0GW
Generation 40.0Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables21%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
381g/kWh
0Day average 381300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 February 2018, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 22%. Demand peaked at 49.8 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 381 g/kWh and the price £53.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (270 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (433 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.03/MWh at 00:00 to £63.90/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 32% 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 1.082.5%Wind 7.4717.5%Gas 12.9030.1%Hydro 0.330.8%Biomass 1.423.3%Nuclear 7.2917.0%Coal 9.4922.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 42.0avgGeneration 40.0avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.8GW · 18:00
Low 29.4 · 04:10Avg 42.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 40.0Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
59 Out
8
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 February 2018, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Feb
Imported
59GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW 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

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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