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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 February 2023

On Thursday 16 February, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind11.15 GW33%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW5%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas10.66 GW32%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports6.18 GW18%Nuclear2.62 GW8%32.9GW AVERAGE33%32%18%8%
Price
£123.42/MWh
Day average £123.42
Demand32.9GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables36%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 February 2023, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £123.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.9 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.92/MWh at 23:30 to £178.00/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.421.2%Wind 11.1533.1%Gas 10.6631.6%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 1.855.5%Nuclear 2.627.8%Coal 0.351.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 17:55
Low 23.3 · 04:05Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports127GWh
In
140 Out
13
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 16 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 February 2023, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Feb
Imported
140GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
127GWh
Average net flow
5.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.53GWImporting

In 63.2 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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