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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 February 2023

On Friday 3 February, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind13.90 GW40%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.04 GW6%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas6.90 GW20%Coal0.50 GW1%Imports5.28 GW15%Nuclear4.81 GW14%32.7GW AVERAGE40%20%15%14%
Price
£137.14/MWh
Day average £137.14
Demand32.7GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables44%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 February 2023, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £137.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.5 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.33/MWh at 04:30 to £184.63/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 47% 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 0.541.6%Wind 13.9040.1%Gas 6.9019.9%Hydro 0.692.0%Biomass 2.045.9%Nuclear 4.8113.9%Coal 0.501.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:45
Low 23.1 · 04:30Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
117 Out
39
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 February 2023, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Feb
Imported
117GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.17GWImporting

In 54.1 GWhOut 26.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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