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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 February 2023

On Wednesday 8 February, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind12.65 GW34%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW5%Solar1.35 GW4%Gas13.36 GW36%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports2.45 GW7%Nuclear4.19 GW11%35.9GW AVERAGE34%36%11%
Price
£145.50/MWh
Day average £145.50
Demand35.9GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables39%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 February 2023, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 34%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £145.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.3 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £115.72/MWh at 14:30 to £198.64/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 38% 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 1.353.6%Wind 12.6533.8%Gas 13.3635.7%Hydro 0.461.2%Biomass 2.055.5%Nuclear 4.1911.2%Coal 0.962.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 09:30
Low 25.9 · 04:00Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
54 Out
29
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 8 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 February 2023, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Feb
Imported
54GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.02GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 26.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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