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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 February 2023

On Tuesday 28 February, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind6.03 GW16%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW5%Solar0.69 GW2%Gas21.41 GW57%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports2.60 GW7%Nuclear3.92 GW10%34.5GW AVERAGE16%57%10%
Price
£135.69/MWh
Day average £135.69
Demand34.5GW
Generation 34.8Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables19%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
250g/kWh
0Day average 250300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 February 2023, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 250 g/kWh and the price £135.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (223 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £107.96/MWh at 23:30 to £173.48/MWh at 06:30. 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 0.691.9%Wind 6.0316.1%Gas 21.4157.3%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 1.945.2%Nuclear 3.9210.5%Coal 0.340.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 18:05
Low 24.9 · 04:45Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports6GWh
In
58 Out
64
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 28 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 February 2023, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 64 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Feb
Imported
58GWh
Exported
64GWh
Net out
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 38.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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