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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 February 2023

On Friday 17 February, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind16.32 GW48%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.84 GW5%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas6.34 GW19%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports5.59 GW17%Nuclear2.33 GW7%31.9GW AVERAGE48%19%17%
Price
£104.42/MWh
Day average £104.42
Demand31.9GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables52%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 17 February 2023, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £104.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.8 GW at 10:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.51/MWh at 03:30 to £155.56/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 58% 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 0.772.3%Wind 16.3248.4%Gas 6.3418.8%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 1.845.5%Nuclear 2.336.9%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 09:30
Low 23.4 · 04:25Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
125 Out
30
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 8%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 17 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 February 2023, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Feb
Imported
125GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.16GWImporting

In 51.2 GWhOut 23.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 14.3 GWh

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