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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 January 2021

On Wednesday 27 January, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind4.51 GW12%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass3.00 GW8%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas17.42 GW47%Coal2.14 GW6%Imports3.98 GW11%Nuclear5.56 GW15%36.6GW AVERAGE12%8%47%11%15%
Price
£70.78/MWh
Day average £70.78
Demand36.6GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables14%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 January 2021, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £70.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (164 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (316 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.15/MWh at 06:30 to £106.66/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.280.7%Wind 4.5112.1%Gas 17.4246.8%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 3.008.1%Nuclear 5.5614.9%Coal 2.145.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 17:20
Low 27.1 · 04:20Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
89 Out
10
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 January 2021, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Jan
Imported
89GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.74GWImporting

In 65.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 9.8 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

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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