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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 January 2021

On Friday 29 January, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind9.86 GW28%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.44 GW7%Solar0.56 GW2%Gas11.67 GW33%Coal1.45 GW4%Imports3.51 GW10%Nuclear5.58 GW16%35.0GW AVERAGE28%33%10%16%
Price
£58.67/MWh
Day average £58.67
Demand35.0GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 January 2021, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £58.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 04:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.32/MWh at 03:30 to £93.30/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.561.6%Wind 9.8627.8%Gas 11.6732.9%Hydro 0.351.0%Biomass 2.446.9%Nuclear 5.5815.8%Coal 1.454.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 17:35
Low 25.2 · 04:35Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
80 Out
4
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 January 2021, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Jan
Imported
80GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.16GWImporting

In 51.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 3.7 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

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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