According to figures provided by Energy UK, electricity delivered to the UK grid in February (before the shutdown of the Longannet coal-fired plant in Fife) was generated by the following sources:
- Coal: 19.31%
- Gas power stations: 35.72%
- Nuclear: 20.59%
- Wind: 8.28%
- Hydro: 1.82%
- Interconnectors: 7.98% net with 5.30% from France and 2.69% from Holland
Over February the average daily price for power was £32.38/MWh and the spot price for gas was 29.58p/thm.
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