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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 January 2021

On Friday 15 January, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind4.99 GW13%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.17 GW6%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas18.08 GW47%Coal2.71 GW7%Imports3.54 GW9%Nuclear5.98 GW16%38.1GW AVERAGE13%47%7%9%16%
Price
£70.95/MWh
Day average £70.95
Demand38.1GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables16%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
275g/kWh
0Day average 275300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 January 2021, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 275 g/kWh and the price £70.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (330 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.44/MWh at 05:30 to £104.79/MWh at 15:00. 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 0.350.9%Wind 4.9913.0%Gas 18.0846.9%Hydro 0.691.8%Biomass 2.175.6%Nuclear 5.9815.5%Coal 2.717.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 18:00
Low 27.5 · 03:55Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
73 Out
3
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 January 2021, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Jan
Imported
73GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 2.4 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

Average0.23GWGenerating

Generated 11.7 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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