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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 January 2023

On Monday 2 January, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind6.54 GW22%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.77 GW6%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas7.77 GW26%Coal0.80 GW3%Imports5.91 GW20%Nuclear5.72 GW19%29.2GW AVERAGE22%26%20%19%
Price
£125.76/MWh
Day average £125.76
Demand29.2GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables26%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 January 2023, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £125.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.60/MWh at 04:30 to £215.98/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.732.5%Wind 6.5422.0%Gas 7.7726.1%Hydro 0.531.8%Biomass 1.775.9%Nuclear 5.7219.2%Coal 0.802.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 17:40
Low 20.6 · 04:30Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
134 Out
5
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 2 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 January 2023, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Jan
Imported
134GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.38GW 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

Average2.47GWImporting

In 59.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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