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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 February 2023

On Thursday 23 February, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind10.51 GW30%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas13.66 GW39%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports3.94 GW11%Nuclear2.87 GW8%33.6GW AVERAGE30%39%11%8%
Price
£136.15/MWh
Day average £136.15
Demand33.6GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables35%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 February 2023, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £136.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £100.57/MWh at 01:30 to £167.90/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.043.0%Wind 10.5130.2%Gas 13.6639.3%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 1.925.5%Nuclear 2.878.2%Coal 0.290.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:00
Low 23.0 · 04:30Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
90 Out
19
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 February 2023, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Feb
Imported
90GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.35GWImporting

In 37.2 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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