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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 January 2021

On Sunday 10 January, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind7.86 GW22%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.35 GW4%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas14.91 GW42%Coal1.74 GW5%Imports3.04 GW9%Nuclear5.84 GW16%35.1GW AVERAGE22%42%9%16%
Price
£63.26/MWh
Day average £63.26
Demand35.1GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 January 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £63.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.54/MWh at 23:30 to £85.81/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 0.210.6%Wind 7.8622.2%Gas 14.9142.1%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.353.8%Nuclear 5.8416.5%Coal 1.744.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:35
Low 26.5 · 04:55Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
70 Out
1
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 January 2021, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Jan
Imported
70GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 0.6 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

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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