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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 February 2023

On Thursday 2 February, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind18.83 GW53%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar0.51 GW1%Gas6.33 GW18%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports2.26 GW6%Nuclear4.81 GW13%34.1GW AVERAGE53%18%13%
Price
£125.24/MWh
Day average £125.24
Demand34.1GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables55%
Other25%
Carbon intensityLow
97g/kWh
0Day average 97300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 February 2023, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 97 g/kWh and the price £125.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.4 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.02/MWh at 23:30 to £177.01/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 56% 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 0.511.4%Wind 18.8352.6%Gas 6.3317.7%Hydro 0.511.4%Biomass 1.975.5%Nuclear 4.8113.4%Coal 0.561.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 17:25
Low 24.4 · 04:15Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
47 Out
33
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 56%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 2 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 February 2023, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Feb
Imported
47GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.21GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 31.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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