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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 February 2019

On Saturday 23 February, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind8.22 GW25%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW6%Solar1.37 GW4%Gas9.90 GW30%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports4.17 GW13%Nuclear6.43 GW20%32.2GW AVERAGE25%30%13%20%
Price
£45.41/MWh
Day average £45.41
Demand32.2GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables31%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 February 2019, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £45.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 04:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.02/MWh at 14:30 to £56.41/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 35% 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 1.374.2%Wind 8.2225.1%Gas 9.9030.3%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 2.106.4%Nuclear 6.4319.7%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 17:55
Low 25.1 · 04:45Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
95 Out
5
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 February 2019, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Feb
Imported
95GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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