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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 February 2023

On Wednesday 1 February, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind18.61 GW51%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW5%Solar0.69 GW2%Gas5.07 GW14%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports4.10 GW11%Nuclear4.81 GW13%34.5GW AVERAGE51%14%11%13%
Price
£122.96/MWh
Day average £122.96
Demand34.5GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables55%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
87g/kWh
0Day average 87300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 February 2023, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 87 g/kWh and the price £122.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.6 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (120 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.06/MWh at 03:30 to £179.02/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.691.9%Wind 18.6151.3%Gas 5.0714.0%Hydro 0.541.5%Biomass 1.905.2%Nuclear 4.8113.3%Coal 0.551.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:20
Low 25.1 · 04:25Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
89 Out
34
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 1 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 February 2023, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Feb
Imported
89GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 29.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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