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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 February 2019

On Monday 4 February, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind9.87 GW24%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.11 GW3%Solar0.56 GW1%Gas17.95 GW44%Coal1.63 GW4%Imports3.03 GW7%Nuclear6.45 GW16%39.8GW AVERAGE24%44%7%16%
Price
£52.89/MWh
Day average £52.89
Demand39.8GW
Generation 38.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables26%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
252g/kWh
0Day average 252300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 February 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 47.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £52.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 02:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (323 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.21/MWh at 04:30 to £65.58/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.561.4%Wind 9.8724.1%Gas 17.9543.8%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 1.112.7%Nuclear 6.4515.7%Coal 1.634.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 38.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.8GW · 12:30
Low 28.1 · 03:50Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 38.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
66 Out
19
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 4 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 February 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Feb
Imported
66GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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