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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 February 2019

On Tuesday 19 February, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind9.10 GW24%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.36 GW6%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas13.03 GW35%Coal0.98 GW3%Imports4.34 GW12%Nuclear5.97 GW16%37.1GW AVERAGE24%35%12%16%
Price
£45.79/MWh
Day average £45.79
Demand37.1GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables29%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
203g/kWh
0Day average 203300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 February 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £45.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.25/MWh at 04:30 to £64.13/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 39% 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 1.062.8%Wind 9.1024.3%Gas 13.0334.8%Hydro 0.641.7%Biomass 2.366.3%Nuclear 5.9715.9%Coal 0.982.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 18:35
Low 26.7 · 04:25Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
98 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 February 2019, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Feb
Imported
98GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 0.4 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

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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