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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 21 February 2019

On Thursday 21 February, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind8.23 GW23%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.10 GW6%Solar1.18 GW3%Gas12.61 GW35%Coal0.86 GW2%Imports4.60 GW13%Nuclear6.00 GW17%35.9GW AVERAGE23%35%13%17%
Price
£48.19/MWh
Day average £48.19
Demand35.9GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables28%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
204g/kWh
0Day average 204300
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Key moments

On Thursday 21 February 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £48.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.96/MWh at 06:30 to £67.24/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.183.3%Wind 8.2322.7%Gas 12.6134.8%Hydro 0.621.7%Biomass 2.105.8%Nuclear 6.0016.6%Coal 0.862.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 18:15
Low 26.0 · 03:45Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports104GWh
In
104 Out
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Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 21 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 21 February 2019, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 21 Feb
Imported
104GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
104GWh
Average net flow
4.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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