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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 February 2023

On Saturday 11 February, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind8.54 GW28%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.58 GW5%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas10.19 GW33%Coal0.72 GW2%Imports4.81 GW16%Nuclear3.73 GW12%30.2GW AVERAGE28%33%16%12%
Price
£146.04/MWh
Day average £146.04
Demand30.2GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 February 2023, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £146.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.25/MWh at 00:00 to £209.45/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.441.4%Wind 8.5427.9%Gas 10.1933.3%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 1.585.2%Nuclear 3.7312.2%Coal 0.722.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 17:55
Low 23.2 · 04:10Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
109 Out
4
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 11 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 February 2023, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Feb
Imported
109GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 47.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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