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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 February 2023

On Tuesday 14 February, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind7.00 GW20%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas14.79 GW43%Coal1.05 GW3%Imports4.38 GW13%Nuclear3.55 GW10%34.0GW AVERAGE20%43%13%10%
Price
£150.47/MWh
Day average £150.47
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 February 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £150.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £121.22/MWh at 03:30 to £190.38/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.263.7%Wind 7.0020.3%Gas 14.7942.9%Hydro 0.521.5%Biomass 1.955.7%Nuclear 3.5510.3%Coal 1.053.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:30
Low 24.8 · 04:05Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
99 Out
5
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 14 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 February 2023, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Feb
Imported
99GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.70GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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