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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 February 2019

On Friday 1 February, demand averaged 41.4 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

41.4GW AVERAGEWind6.54 GW15%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.29 GW3%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas19.98 GW47%Coal3.11 GW7%Imports3.73 GW9%Nuclear6.98 GW16%41.4GW AVERAGE15%47%7%9%16%
Price
£59.58/MWh
Day average £59.58
Demand41.4GW
Generation 38.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables17%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
295g/kWh
0Day average 295300
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Key moments

On Friday 1 February 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 49.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 295 g/kWh and the price £59.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (346 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.46/MWh at 04:30 to £74.18/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.370.9%Wind 6.5415.4%Gas 19.9847.2%Hydro 0.350.8%Biomass 1.293.0%Nuclear 6.9816.5%Coal 3.117.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.4avgGeneration 38.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.3GW · 12:30
Low 30.3 · 04:00Avg 41.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 38.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
83 Out
14
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 February 2019, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Feb
Imported
83GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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