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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 January 2021

On Friday 1 January, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind5.51 GW17%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW9%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas13.57 GW42%Coal0.52 GW2%Imports3.41 GW10%Nuclear5.94 GW18%32.4GW AVERAGE17%9%42%10%18%
Price
£63.33/MWh
Day average £63.33
Demand32.4GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables19%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
203g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 1 January 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 41.5 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £63.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 10:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.79/MWh at 07:30 to £92.37/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.200.6%Wind 5.5116.9%Gas 13.5741.6%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 3.079.4%Nuclear 5.9418.2%Coal 0.521.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.5GW · 16:55
Low 25.0 · 04:50Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
79 Out
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Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 1 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 January 2021, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Jan
Imported
79GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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