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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 February 2019

On Sunday 24 February, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind3.16 GW10%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.77 GW6%Solar1.67 GW5%Gas13.82 GW43%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports4.50 GW14%Nuclear6.43 GW20%31.5GW AVERAGE10%43%14%20%
Price
£44.43/MWh
Day average £44.43
Demand31.5GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables17%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 February 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £44.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 19:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.40/MWh at 23:00 to £61.05/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.675.2%Wind 3.169.9%Gas 13.8243.4%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 1.775.6%Nuclear 6.4320.2%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 17:55
Low 23.7 · 04:15Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
103 Out
0
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 February 2019, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Feb
Imported
103GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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