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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 February 2023

On Tuesday 7 February, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind3.90 GW11%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar1.31 GW4%Gas18.00 GW50%Coal1.19 GW3%Imports4.63 GW13%Nuclear4.18 GW12%34.9GW AVERAGE11%50%13%12%
Price
£169.82/MWh
Day average £169.82
Demand34.9GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables16%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 February 2023, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £169.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (221 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £121.74/MWh at 23:00 to £264.65/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 58% 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 1.313.7%Wind 3.9010.9%Gas 18.0050.1%Hydro 0.621.7%Biomass 2.085.8%Nuclear 4.1811.7%Coal 1.193.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 10:30
Low 25.6 · 04:00Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
101 Out
19
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 7 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 February 2023, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Feb
Imported
101GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWImporting

In 44.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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