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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 February 2023

On Monday 6 February, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind6.98 GW20%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar1.59 GW4%Gas15.11 GW43%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports3.99 GW11%Nuclear4.18 GW12%35.0GW AVERAGE20%43%11%12%
Price
£152.99/MWh
Day average £152.99
Demand35.0GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables26%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 February 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £152.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.73/MWh at 00:00 to £199.54/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.594.5%Wind 6.9819.7%Gas 15.1142.6%Hydro 0.671.9%Biomass 2.085.9%Nuclear 4.1811.8%Coal 0.892.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 09:30
Low 24.5 · 04:00Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
90 Out
7
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 6 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 February 2023, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Feb
Imported
90GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.30GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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