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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 January 2021

On Friday 22 January, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind9.80 GW26%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW6%Solar1.00 GW3%Gas13.81 GW37%Coal1.35 GW4%Imports3.20 GW9%Nuclear5.12 GW14%36.3GW AVERAGE26%37%9%14%
Price
£71.85/MWh
Day average £71.85
Demand36.3GW
Generation 33.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
202g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 22 January 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 202 g/kWh and the price £71.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.05/MWh at 03:30 to £157.64/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 41% 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 1.002.7%Wind 9.8026.4%Gas 13.8137.2%Hydro 0.461.2%Biomass 2.376.4%Nuclear 5.1213.8%Coal 1.353.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 10:30
Low 27.3 · 04:25Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
71 Out
11
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 January 2021, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.01GWImporting

In 48.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.1 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

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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