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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 February 2019

On Thursday 14 February, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind7.34 GW19%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar1.41 GW4%Gas14.84 GW39%Coal1.12 GW3%Imports4.25 GW11%Nuclear6.48 GW17%37.6GW AVERAGE19%39%11%17%
Price
£51.00/MWh
Day average £51.00
Demand37.6GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 February 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £51.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.98/MWh at 00:00 to £72.24/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.413.7%Wind 7.3419.3%Gas 14.8439.0%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 2.035.3%Nuclear 6.4817.0%Coal 1.122.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 18:00
Low 27.6 · 04:00Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
94 Out
1
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 February 2019, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Feb
Imported
94GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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