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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 January 2021

On Saturday 9 January, demand averaged 36.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

36.1GW AVERAGEWind5.91 GW16%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW4%Solar0.48 GW1%Gas17.45 GW48%Coal1.98 GW5%Imports3.08 GW8%Nuclear5.84 GW16%36.1GW AVERAGE16%48%8%16%
Price
£68.98/MWh
Day average £68.98
Demand36.1GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables18%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 January 2021, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £68.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.01/MWh at 05:00 to £107.72/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 52% 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 0.481.3%Wind 5.9116.1%Gas 17.4547.6%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 1.614.4%Nuclear 5.8415.9%Coal 1.985.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.1avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:35
Low 28.1 · 04:40Avg 36.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
70 Out
6
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 January 2021, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Jan
Imported
70GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 5.6 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

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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