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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 February 2019

On Tuesday 26 February, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind2.58 GW7%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.58 GW7%Solar1.86 GW5%Gas17.57 GW48%Coal1.03 GW3%Imports4.16 GW11%Nuclear6.15 GW17%35.4GW AVERAGE7%7%48%11%17%
Price
£45.17/MWh
Day average £45.17
Demand35.4GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 February 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £45.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (317 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.84/MWh at 04:30 to £77.11/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.865.1%Wind 2.587.1%Gas 17.5748.3%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 2.587.1%Nuclear 6.1516.9%Coal 1.032.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 18:30
Low 25.8 · 04:00Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
94 Out
18
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 February 2019, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Feb
Imported
94GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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