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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 12 February 2019

On Tuesday 12 February, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind10.19 GW26%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW6%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas15.09 GW38%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports3.59 GW9%Nuclear6.48 GW16%39.0GW AVERAGE26%38%9%16%
Price
£48.44/MWh
Day average £48.44
Demand39.0GW
Generation 36.1Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables28%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 12 February 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £48.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.91/MWh at 04:00 to £63.35/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.641.6%Wind 10.1925.7%Gas 15.0938.0%Hydro 0.441.1%Biomass 2.255.7%Nuclear 6.4816.3%Coal 1.022.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 36.1avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:50
Low 28.2 · 04:25Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.1Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
81 Out
7
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 12 February 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 12 Feb
Imported
81GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW 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

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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