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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 January 2021

On Sunday 24 January, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind4.32 GW12%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass3.05 GW9%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas16.53 GW46%Coal1.47 GW4%Imports4.26 GW12%Nuclear5.52 GW15%35.2GW AVERAGE12%9%46%12%15%
Price
£65.54/MWh
Day average £65.54
Demand35.2GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables14%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
262g/kWh
0Day average 262300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 January 2021, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 262 g/kWh and the price £65.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (296 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.80/MWh at 07:00 to £133.99/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.341.0%Wind 4.3212.1%Gas 16.5346.1%Hydro 0.361.0%Biomass 3.058.5%Nuclear 5.5215.4%Coal 1.474.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 17:05
Low 26.4 · 04:55Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
96 Out
6
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 January 2021, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Jan
Imported
96GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 5.7 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

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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