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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 31 January 2021

On Sunday 31 January, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind8.98 GW26%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas13.78 GW39%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports4.27 GW12%Nuclear5.57 GW16%34.9GW AVERAGE26%39%12%16%
Price
£46.63/MWh
Day average £46.63
Demand34.9GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables27%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Sunday 31 January 2021, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £46.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.86/MWh at 00:00 to £61.25/MWh at 13:00. Gas made 45% 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 0.381.1%Wind 8.9825.5%Gas 13.7839.2%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 1.624.6%Nuclear 5.5715.8%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:35
Low 26.2 · 04:50Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
100 Out
0
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 31 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 31 January 2021, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 31 Jan
Imported
100GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.87GWImporting

In 68.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.0 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

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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