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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 February 2023

On Thursday 9 February, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind11.37 GW32%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar1.33 GW4%Gas12.66 GW35%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports2.95 GW8%Nuclear4.18 GW12%35.0GW AVERAGE32%35%8%12%
Price
£158.88/MWh
Day average £158.88
Demand35.0GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables37%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 February 2023, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £158.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £112.24/MWh at 23:30 to £214.60/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 1.333.7%Wind 11.3731.5%Gas 12.6635.1%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 2.025.6%Nuclear 4.1811.6%Coal 1.022.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 11:30
Low 25.4 · 04:00Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
63 Out
20
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 February 2023, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Feb
Imported
63GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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