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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 February 2019

On Sunday 3 February, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind7.60 GW20%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass0.56 GW1%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas15.89 GW43%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports4.38 GW12%Nuclear6.88 GW18%36.9GW AVERAGE20%43%12%18%
Price
£50.72/MWh
Day average £50.72
Demand36.9GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables24%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 February 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £50.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 22:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.97/MWh at 23:00 to £68.04/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.042.8%Wind 7.6020.3%Gas 15.8942.5%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 0.561.5%Nuclear 6.8818.4%Coal 0.732.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:35
Low 28.8 · 04:55Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
100 Out
2
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 February 2019, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Feb
Imported
100GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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