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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 February 2019

On Thursday 28 February, demand averaged 36.1 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

36.1GW AVERAGEWind2.66 GW7%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas19.84 GW54%Coal1.01 GW3%Imports4.21 GW11%Nuclear6.22 GW17%36.1GW AVERAGE7%54%11%17%
Price
£46.62/MWh
Day average £46.62
Demand36.1GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables10%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
289g/kWh
0Day average 289300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 February 2019, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 289 g/kWh and the price £46.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (240 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (314 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.72/MWh at 05:30 to £71.26/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 60% 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 0.571.5%Wind 2.667.2%Gas 19.8453.5%Hydro 0.491.3%Biomass 2.055.5%Nuclear 6.2216.8%Coal 1.012.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.1avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 18:00
Low 25.3 · 04:00Avg 36.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
94 Out
14
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 February 2019, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Feb
Imported
94GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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