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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 February 2023

On Sunday 12 February, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind4.21 GW14%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW7%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas12.53 GW42%Coal0.70 GW2%Imports6.12 GW20%Nuclear3.59 GW12%29.7GW AVERAGE14%42%20%12%
Price
£146.56/MWh
Day average £146.56
Demand29.7GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables17%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 February 2023, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £146.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.63/MWh at 23:30 to £194.17/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.341.1%Wind 4.2114.0%Gas 12.5341.6%Hydro 0.632.1%Biomass 1.996.6%Nuclear 3.5911.9%Coal 0.702.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 18:05
Low 22.0 · 05:35Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports142GWh
In
143 Out
1
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 18%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 12 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 February 2023, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (73 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Feb
Imported
143GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
142GWh
Average net flow
5.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.02GWImporting

In 72.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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