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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 February 2023

On Sunday 26 February, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind6.20 GW20%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.81 GW6%Solar1.45 GW5%Gas11.17 GW35%Coal0.15 GW0%Imports6.97 GW22%Nuclear3.21 GW10%30.8GW AVERAGE20%35%22%10%
Price
£122.23/MWh
Day average £122.23
Demand30.8GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 February 2023, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £122.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.62/MWh at 02:30 to £167.65/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.454.6%Wind 6.2019.7%Gas 11.1735.5%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 1.815.8%Nuclear 3.2110.2%Coal 0.150.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 18:35
Low 23.1 · 04:45Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports152GWh
In
163 Out
11
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 26 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 February 2023, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Feb
Imported
163GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
152GWh
Average net flow
6.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.51GWImporting

In 84.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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