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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 January 2021

On Wednesday 13 January, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind4.30 GW11%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas18.29 GW48%Coal3.00 GW8%Imports4.02 GW11%Nuclear5.73 GW15%37.4GW AVERAGE11%48%8%11%15%
Price
£158.05/MWh
Day average £158.05
Demand37.4GW
Generation 33.9Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
290g/kWh
0Day average 290300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 January 2021, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 290 g/kWh and the price £158.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (265 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (316 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.97/MWh at 06:30 to £1063.27/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.140.4%Wind 4.3011.3%Gas 18.2948.2%Hydro 0.691.8%Biomass 1.764.6%Nuclear 5.7315.1%Coal 3.007.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 17:25
Low 27.6 · 04:15Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
82 Out
0
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 0%

Transfers · Wed 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 January 2021, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Jan
Imported
82GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.6 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

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 14.3 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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