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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 January 2021

On Friday 8 January, demand averaged 38.6 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.6GW AVERAGEWind4.30 GW11%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.69 GW7%Solar0.19 GW0%Gas20.45 GW52%Coal2.64 GW7%Imports2.82 GW7%Nuclear5.85 GW15%38.6GW AVERAGE11%52%7%15%
Price
£155.61/MWh
Day average £155.61
Demand38.6GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
290g/kWh
0Day average 290300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 January 2021, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 290 g/kWh and the price £155.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (240 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (312 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.99/MWh at 02:30 to £830.00/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 56% 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 0.190.5%Wind 4.3010.9%Gas 20.4551.9%Hydro 0.481.2%Biomass 2.696.8%Nuclear 5.8514.8%Coal 2.646.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.6avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:25
Low 28.5 · 04:25Avg 38.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
57 Out
7
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 January 2021, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Jan
Imported
57GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.84GWImporting

In 25.7 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.3 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

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 10.6 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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