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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 January 2021

On Thursday 7 January, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind4.17 GW11%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.64 GW7%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas20.34 GW51%Coal2.92 GW7%Imports2.69 GW7%Nuclear5.87 GW15%38.9GW AVERAGE11%51%7%15%
Price
£116.19/MWh
Day average £116.19
Demand38.9GW
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
287g/kWh
0Day average 287300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 January 2021, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 47.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 287 g/kWh and the price £116.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (317 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.57/MWh at 01:30 to £595.28/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.421.1%Wind 4.1710.5%Gas 20.3451.3%Hydro 0.601.5%Biomass 2.646.7%Nuclear 5.8714.8%Coal 2.927.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.2GW · 17:25
Low 28.3 · 04:25Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
53 Out
6
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 7 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 January 2021, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Jan
Imported
53GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 28.3 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 1.6 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

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 11.3 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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