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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 February 2023

On Monday 13 February, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind4.76 GW14%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar1.32 GW4%Gas16.39 GW49%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports4.16 GW12%Nuclear3.57 GW11%33.0GW AVERAGE14%49%12%11%
Price
£142.82/MWh
Day average £142.82
Demand33.0GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables20%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 February 2023, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £142.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 19:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £101.80/MWh at 04:30 to £188.09/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.323.9%Wind 4.7614.1%Gas 16.3948.6%Hydro 0.571.7%Biomass 1.975.8%Nuclear 3.5710.6%Coal 0.962.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 10:30
Low 22.6 · 04:05Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
93 Out
10
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 13 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 February 2023, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Feb
Imported
93GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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