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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 February 2023

On Monday 20 February, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind16.93 GW50%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.34 GW4%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas7.92 GW23%Imports3.60 GW11%Nuclear2.66 GW8%32.2GW AVERAGE50%23%11%8%
Price
£107.46/MWh
Day average £107.46
Demand32.2GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables54%
Other22%
Carbon intensityLow
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 February 2023, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £107.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.6 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (158 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.33/MWh at 04:00 to £156.66/MWh at 23:00. Wind made 56% 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 1.083.2%Wind 16.9349.8%Gas 7.9223.3%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 1.343.9%Nuclear 2.667.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 18:05
Low 22.4 · 04:30Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
79 Out
37
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 56%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 20 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 February 2023, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Feb
Imported
79GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 30.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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