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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 January 2021

On Thursday 28 January, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind8.46 GW24%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.67 GW7%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas12.64 GW35%Coal1.70 GW5%Imports4.15 GW12%Nuclear5.59 GW16%35.7GW AVERAGE24%7%35%12%16%
Price
£58.84/MWh
Day average £58.84
Demand35.7GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables25%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 January 2021, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £58.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 05:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.64/MWh at 04:30 to £84.39/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 0.351.0%Wind 8.4623.6%Gas 12.6435.2%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 2.677.4%Nuclear 5.5915.6%Coal 1.704.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 17:30
Low 26.1 · 04:40Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
94 Out
0
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 January 2021, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Jan
Imported
94GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 0.1 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

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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