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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 February 2019

On Wednesday 6 February, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind8.24 GW21%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas16.63 GW42%Coal0.97 GW2%Imports4.08 GW10%Nuclear6.45 GW16%39.0GW AVERAGE21%42%10%16%
Price
£50.34/MWh
Day average £50.34
Demand39.0GW
Generation 35.4Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables24%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 February 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £50.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.05/MWh at 03:00 to £67.87/MWh at 18:30. 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 0.661.7%Wind 8.2420.9%Gas 16.6342.1%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 2.035.1%Nuclear 6.4516.3%Coal 0.972.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 35.4avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 17:45
Low 28.2 · 04:40Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 35.4Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
91 Out
6
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 February 2019, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Feb
Imported
91GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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