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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 January 2021

On Sunday 3 January, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind7.65 GW23%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.81 GW8%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas13.11 GW39%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports3.01 GW9%Nuclear5.92 GW17%33.5GW AVERAGE23%8%39%9%17%
Price
£56.59/MWh
Day average £56.59
Demand33.5GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 January 2021, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £56.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 20:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 11:30 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.44/MWh at 04:30 to £85.71/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.371.1%Wind 7.6522.6%Gas 13.1138.7%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 2.818.3%Nuclear 5.9217.5%Coal 0.601.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 17:20
Low 24.5 · 05:25Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
69 Out
3
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 January 2021, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Jan
Imported
69GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 3.2 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

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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