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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 February 2019

On Monday 18 February, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind12.53 GW34%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.23 GW6%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas10.77 GW29%Coal0.82 GW2%Imports3.86 GW10%Nuclear5.97 GW16%36.8GW AVERAGE34%29%10%16%
Price
£44.70/MWh
Day average £44.70
Demand36.8GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 February 2019, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 46.2 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £44.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.63/MWh at 04:00 to £61.17/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 37% 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 0.591.6%Wind 12.5333.5%Gas 10.7728.8%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 2.236.0%Nuclear 5.9716.0%Coal 0.822.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.2GW · 18:00
Low 25.2 · 04:30Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
87 Out
6
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 18 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 February 2019, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Feb
Imported
87GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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