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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 January 2021

On Monday 25 January, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind9.84 GW25%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass3.04 GW8%Solar0.96 GW2%Gas14.84 GW38%Coal2.26 GW6%Imports2.50 GW6%Nuclear5.56 GW14%38.4GW AVERAGE25%8%38%14%
Price
£59.51/MWh
Day average £59.51
Demand38.4GW
Generation 36.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables28%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 January 2021, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £59.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.99/MWh at 03:30 to £75.97/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.962.5%Wind 9.8425.0%Gas 14.8437.7%Hydro 0.360.9%Biomass 3.047.7%Nuclear 5.5614.1%Coal 2.265.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 36.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 17:25
Low 27.5 · 04:00Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
57 Out
17
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 January 2021, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Jan
Imported
57GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWImporting

In 42.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.0 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

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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