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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 February 2019

On Sunday 10 February, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind7.04 GW20%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass1.59 GW5%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas13.81 GW40%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports4.41 GW13%Nuclear6.48 GW19%34.5GW AVERAGE20%40%13%19%
Price
£54.70/MWh
Day average £54.70
Demand34.5GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 February 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £54.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (166 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.61/MWh at 23:30 to £63.51/MWh at 10:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.671.9%Wind 7.0420.2%Gas 13.8139.7%Hydro 0.611.8%Biomass 1.594.6%Nuclear 6.4818.6%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 17:35
Low 25.5 · 04:25Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
100 Out
1
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 10 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 February 2019, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Feb
Imported
100GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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