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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 February 2019

On Sunday 17 February, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind13.07 GW40%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar0.96 GW3%Gas6.83 GW21%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.62 GW11%Nuclear6.06 GW19%32.2GW AVERAGE40%21%11%19%
Price
£47.32/MWh
Day average £47.32
Demand32.2GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables44%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 February 2019, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £47.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.89/MWh at 11:30 to £64.25/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.963.0%Wind 13.0740.2%Gas 6.8321.0%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 1.414.3%Nuclear 6.0618.7%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 18:00
Low 24.2 · 04:35Avg 32.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
82 Out
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Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 February 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Feb
Imported
82GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.68GWImporting

In 40.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 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 4.8 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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