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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 February 2019

On Monday 25 February, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind3.02 GW8%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar1.82 GW5%Gas17.27 GW48%Coal0.78 GW2%Imports4.10 GW11%Nuclear6.36 GW18%35.5GW AVERAGE8%48%11%18%
Price
£46.60/MWh
Day average £46.60
Demand35.5GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 February 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £46.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (221 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.43/MWh at 00:00 to £66.24/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.825.1%Wind 3.028.4%Gas 17.2748.2%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 1.975.5%Nuclear 6.3617.8%Coal 0.782.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 18:30
Low 25.0 · 03:50Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
93 Out
1
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 February 2019, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Feb
Imported
93GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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