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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 February 2019

On Saturday 9 February, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind13.81 GW39%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar0.88 GW2%Gas8.87 GW25%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports3.80 GW11%Nuclear6.34 GW18%35.3GW AVERAGE39%25%11%18%
Price
£47.83/MWh
Day average £47.83
Demand35.3GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables43%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 February 2019, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £47.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.05/MWh at 03:30 to £72.61/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.882.5%Wind 13.8138.6%Gas 8.8724.8%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 1.414.0%Nuclear 6.3417.7%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:25
Low 27.4 · 04:50Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
85 Out
7
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 February 2019, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Feb
Imported
85GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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