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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 February 2023

On Wednesday 15 February, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind12.57 GW37%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas10.56 GW31%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports4.16 GW12%Nuclear2.95 GW9%33.7GW AVERAGE37%31%12%9%
Price
£147.11/MWh
Day average £147.11
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables41%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 February 2023, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £147.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 14:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (185 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £110.69/MWh at 23:30 to £179.58/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.163.4%Wind 12.5736.6%Gas 10.5630.7%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.975.7%Nuclear 2.958.6%Coal 0.591.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 18:00
Low 24.5 · 04:00Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
96 Out
9
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 15 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 February 2023, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Feb
Imported
96GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.34GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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