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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 February 2019

On Friday 22 February, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind8.35 GW23%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar1.29 GW4%Gas12.52 GW35%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports4.30 GW12%Nuclear6.31 GW18%35.5GW AVERAGE23%35%12%18%
Price
£45.00/MWh
Day average £45.00
Demand35.5GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables28%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 22 February 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £45.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.72/MWh at 04:00 to £56.68/MWh at 18:00. 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 1.293.6%Wind 8.3523.3%Gas 12.5234.9%Hydro 0.481.3%Biomass 2.075.8%Nuclear 6.3117.6%Coal 0.561.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 19:05
Low 26.0 · 04:10Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
99 Out
0
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 February 2019, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Feb
Imported
99GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 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

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.0 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

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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