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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 February 2018

On Tuesday 27 February, demand averaged 43.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

43.1GW AVERAGEWind6.51 GW15%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW3%Solar1.06 GW2%Gas15.69 GW35%Coal10.78 GW24%Imports1.66 GW4%Nuclear7.29 GW16%43.1GW AVERAGE15%35%24%16%
Price
£66.72/MWh
Day average £66.72
Demand43.1GW
Generation 43.1Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables18%
Other23%
Carbon intensityVery high
435g/kWh
0Day average 435300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 February 2018, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 24%. Demand peaked at 50.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 435 g/kWh and the price £66.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (406 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (476 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.39/MWh at 00:00 to £96.14/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 36% 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 1.062.4%Wind 6.5114.5%Gas 15.6935.1%Hydro 0.360.8%Biomass 1.423.2%Nuclear 7.2916.3%Coal 10.7824.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 43.1avgGeneration 43.1avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.0GW · 12:00
Low 32.1 · 04:00Avg 43.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 43.1Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports3GWh
In
33 Out
30
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 February 2018, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Feb
Imported
33GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
3GWh
Average net flow
0.11GW 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

Average0.51GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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