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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 January 2021

On Monday 11 January, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind14.93 GW39%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW4%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas12.58 GW33%Coal1.12 GW3%Imports1.80 GW5%Nuclear5.83 GW15%37.5GW AVERAGE39%33%15%
Price
£53.10/MWh
Day average £53.10
Demand37.5GW
Generation 36.8Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables41%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 January 2021, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 33%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £53.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 11:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.34/MWh at 02:30 to £72.35/MWh at 15:30. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.200.5%Wind 14.9338.7%Gas 12.5832.6%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 1.624.2%Nuclear 5.8315.1%Coal 1.122.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 17:25
Low 26.3 · 04:45Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
37 Out
17
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 11 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 January 2021, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Jan
Imported
37GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.0 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

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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