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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 February 2023

On Wednesday 22 February, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind7.35 GW22%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas16.39 GW49%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports3.70 GW11%Nuclear2.85 GW9%32.9GW AVERAGE22%49%11%9%
Price
£139.45/MWh
Day average £139.45
Demand32.9GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables26%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
220g/kWh
0Day average 220300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 February 2023, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 220 g/kWh and the price £139.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £107.95/MWh at 01:30 to £173.95/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.662.0%Wind 7.3521.9%Gas 16.3948.9%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 1.624.8%Nuclear 2.858.5%Coal 0.371.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 18:05
Low 23.2 · 04:40Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
84 Out
10
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 22 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 February 2023, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Feb
Imported
84GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.86GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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