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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 January 2021

On Monday 18 January, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind12.40 GW33%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.13 GW3%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas13.80 GW37%Coal1.03 GW3%Imports2.03 GW5%Nuclear6.14 GW16%36.8GW AVERAGE33%37%16%
Price
£54.62/MWh
Day average £54.62
Demand36.8GW
Generation 35.5Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables36%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 18 January 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £54.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.00/MWh at 04:00 to £88.53/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.270.7%Wind 12.4033.1%Gas 13.8036.8%Hydro 0.681.8%Biomass 1.133.0%Nuclear 6.1416.4%Coal 1.032.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 35.5avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:40
Low 25.7 · 04:05Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.5Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
44 Out
10
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 18 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 January 2021, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Jan
Imported
44GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.78GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 4.8 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

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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