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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 February 2019

On Thursday 7 February, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind10.28 GW26%Hydro0.58 GW1%Biomass1.49 GW4%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas14.45 GW37%Coal1.44 GW4%Imports4.27 GW11%Nuclear6.07 GW15%39.1GW AVERAGE26%37%11%15%
Price
£50.62/MWh
Day average £50.62
Demand39.1GW
Generation 35.2Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 February 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £50.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 14:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.70/MWh at 00:30 to £67.89/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 41% 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 0.852.2%Wind 10.2826.1%Gas 14.4536.7%Hydro 0.581.5%Biomass 1.493.8%Nuclear 6.0715.4%Coal 1.443.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 35.2avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:25
Low 28.3 · 03:55Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 35.2Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
96 Out
2
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 February 2019, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Feb
Imported
96GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 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

Average0.10GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 1.9 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

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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