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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 February 2019

On Monday 11 February, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind3.60 GW9%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass2.20 GW6%Solar1.07 GW3%Gas19.92 GW51%Coal1.51 GW4%Imports3.94 GW10%Nuclear6.47 GW16%38.4GW AVERAGE9%51%10%16%
Price
£57.28/MWh
Day average £57.28
Demand38.4GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
279g/kWh
0Day average 279300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 February 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 279 g/kWh and the price £57.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (332 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.48/MWh at 00:30 to £83.16/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% 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 1.072.7%Wind 3.609.2%Gas 19.9250.8%Hydro 0.541.4%Biomass 2.205.6%Nuclear 6.4716.5%Coal 1.513.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 18:40
Low 27.1 · 04:20Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
86 Out
11
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 February 2019, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Feb
Imported
86GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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