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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 February 2023

On Sunday 19 February, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind12.36 GW42%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW6%Solar1.39 GW5%Gas5.64 GW19%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports5.43 GW18%Nuclear2.42 GW8%28.5GW AVERAGE42%19%18%8%
Price
£111.11/MWh
Day average £111.11
Demand28.5GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables48%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 February 2023, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £111.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (124 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.74/MWh at 22:30 to £158.44/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 52% 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 1.394.7%Wind 12.3642.0%Gas 5.6419.2%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 1.685.7%Nuclear 2.428.2%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 18:35
Low 20.9 · 04:35Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
126 Out
12
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 19 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 February 2023, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Feb
Imported
126GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.23GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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