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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 February 2019

On Saturday 16 February, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind10.44 GW31%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.43 GW4%Solar0.52 GW2%Gas10.00 GW30%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports4.06 GW12%Nuclear6.38 GW19%33.3GW AVERAGE31%30%12%19%
Price
£45.77/MWh
Day average £45.77
Demand33.3GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables34%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 February 2019, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £45.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.84/MWh at 01:00 to £64.66/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.521.5%Wind 10.4431.0%Gas 10.0029.7%Hydro 0.601.8%Biomass 1.434.2%Nuclear 6.3818.9%Coal 0.250.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 17:35
Low 25.4 · 04:45Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
90 Out
0
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 16 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 February 2019, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Feb
Imported
90GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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