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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 February 2019

On Tuesday 5 February, demand averaged 40.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

40.3GW AVERAGEWind7.60 GW19%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW3%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas20.30 GW50%Coal1.29 GW3%Imports3.06 GW8%Nuclear6.47 GW16%40.3GW AVERAGE19%50%8%16%
Price
£52.53/MWh
Day average £52.53
Demand40.3GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables20%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
271g/kWh
0Day average 271300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 February 2019, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 48.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 271 g/kWh and the price £52.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (342 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.08/MWh at 23:30 to £67.49/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.220.6%Wind 7.6018.6%Gas 20.3049.8%Hydro 0.411.0%Biomass 1.423.5%Nuclear 6.4715.9%Coal 1.293.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.3avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.9GW · 17:20
Low 29.0 · 04:05Avg 40.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 5 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 February 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Feb
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.27GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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