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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 February 2019

On Friday 15 February, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind8.91 GW24%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.75 GW5%Solar1.61 GW4%Gas12.33 GW33%Coal1.64 GW4%Imports4.18 GW11%Nuclear6.48 GW17%37.1GW AVERAGE24%33%11%17%
Price
£48.32/MWh
Day average £48.32
Demand37.1GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 February 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £48.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.21/MWh at 14:00 to £66.15/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.614.3%Wind 8.9123.8%Gas 12.3332.9%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 1.754.7%Nuclear 6.4817.3%Coal 1.644.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 09:30
Low 27.7 · 03:55Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
96 Out
1
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 15 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 February 2019, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Feb
Imported
96GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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