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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 February 2023

On Saturday 25 February, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind11.75 GW37%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas7.80 GW24%Imports5.98 GW19%Nuclear2.99 GW9%31.0GW AVERAGE37%24%19%9%
Price
£135.46/MWh
Day average £135.46
Demand31.0GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables42%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 February 2023, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £135.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (164 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £105.97/MWh at 05:00 to £187.07/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 45% 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 0.973.0%Wind 11.7536.8%Gas 7.8024.4%Hydro 0.571.8%Biomass 1.916.0%Nuclear 2.999.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 17:55
Low 23.6 · 04:40Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
139 Out
17
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 25 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 February 2023, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Feb
Imported
139GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.58GWImporting

In 62.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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