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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 February 2019

On Saturday 2 February, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind6.93 GW18%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass0.80 GW2%Solar1.00 GW3%Gas17.10 GW44%Coal1.24 GW3%Imports4.22 GW11%Nuclear6.98 GW18%37.6GW AVERAGE18%44%11%18%
Price
£53.52/MWh
Day average £53.52
Demand37.6GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
247g/kWh
0Day average 247300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 February 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 247 g/kWh and the price £53.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 05:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (321 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.40/MWh at 06:30 to £75.21/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.002.6%Wind 6.9318.0%Gas 17.1044.3%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 0.802.1%Nuclear 6.9818.1%Coal 1.243.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 17:45
Low 29.1 · 04:25Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
95 Out
15
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 February 2019, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Feb
Imported
95GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 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 6.6 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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