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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 February 2019

On Wednesday 13 February, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind11.14 GW29%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.69 GW4%Solar0.93 GW2%Gas12.58 GW33%Coal1.04 GW3%Imports4.12 GW11%Nuclear6.48 GW17%38.0GW AVERAGE29%33%11%17%
Price
£47.04/MWh
Day average £47.04
Demand38.0GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
196g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 February 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 196 g/kWh and the price £47.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.14/MWh at 23:30 to £62.18/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.932.4%Wind 11.1429.0%Gas 12.5832.7%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 1.694.4%Nuclear 6.4816.9%Coal 1.042.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 17:50
Low 27.5 · 04:05Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
93 Out
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Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 February 2019, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Feb
Imported
93GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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