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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 February 2023

On Monday 27 February, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind4.62 GW13%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass1.53 GW4%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas19.01 GW53%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports4.95 GW14%Nuclear3.64 GW10%34.5GW AVERAGE13%53%14%10%
Price
£140.45/MWh
Day average £140.45
Demand34.5GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables17%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 February 2023, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 13%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £140.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.18/MWh at 01:30 to £179.76/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 62% 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 1.012.8%Wind 4.6213.0%Gas 19.0153.3%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 1.534.3%Nuclear 3.6410.2%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:15
Low 24.1 · 04:00Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
114 Out
23
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 27 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 February 2023, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Feb
Imported
114GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 46.9 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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