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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 February 2023

On Friday 24 February, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind13.94 GW41%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.85 GW5%Solar0.87 GW3%Gas9.75 GW28%Imports4.43 GW13%Nuclear2.88 GW8%33.6GW AVERAGE41%28%13%8%
Price
£126.84/MWh
Day average £126.84
Demand33.6GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables45%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 February 2023, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £126.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 05:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £91.49/MWh at 14:00 to £162.32/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 47% 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 0.872.5%Wind 13.9440.7%Gas 9.7528.5%Hydro 0.531.6%Biomass 1.855.4%Nuclear 2.888.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 10:55
Low 24.6 · 04:30Avg 33.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
101 Out
8
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 February 2023, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Feb
Imported
101GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 37.7 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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