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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 January 2021

On Tuesday 26 January, demand averaged 38.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

38.7GW AVERAGEWind6.54 GW17%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass3.05 GW8%Solar0.18 GW0%Gas17.62 GW45%Coal1.65 GW4%Imports4.01 GW10%Nuclear5.56 GW14%38.7GW AVERAGE17%8%45%10%14%
Price
£63.69/MWh
Day average £63.69
Demand38.7GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables18%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 January 2021, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £63.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (160 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (308 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.92/MWh at 00:00 to £86.11/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.180.5%Wind 6.5416.8%Gas 17.6245.3%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 3.057.8%Nuclear 5.5614.3%Coal 1.654.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.7avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 16:55
Low 27.9 · 04:30Avg 38.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
92 Out
2
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 January 2021, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Jan
Imported
92GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.61GWImporting

In 62.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 7.0 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

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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