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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 January 2021

On Thursday 14 January, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind7.49 GW20%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.59 GW4%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas16.91 GW44%Coal2.87 GW8%Imports2.78 GW7%Nuclear5.78 GW15%37.3GW AVERAGE20%44%8%7%15%
Price
£65.63/MWh
Day average £65.63
Demand37.3GW
Generation 35.4Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 January 2021, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £65.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 09:35. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (207 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.12/MWh at 04:30 to £147.45/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.120.3%Wind 7.4919.7%Gas 16.9144.3%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 1.594.2%Nuclear 5.7815.2%Coal 2.877.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 35.4avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:20
Low 27.2 · 04:05Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.4Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
62 Out
6
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 14 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 January 2021, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Jan
Imported
62GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.55GWImporting

In 38.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 1.2 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

Average0.35GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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