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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 January 2023

On Tuesday 3 January, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind15.73 GW46%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar0.09 GW0%Gas5.58 GW16%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports3.88 GW11%Nuclear5.70 GW17%33.0GW AVERAGE46%16%11%17%
Price
£142.11/MWh
Day average £142.11
Demand33.0GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables48%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 January 2023, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £142.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.7 GW at 10:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (134 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.45/MWh at 23:30 to £180.15/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.090.3%Wind 15.7346.4%Gas 5.5816.5%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 1.765.2%Nuclear 5.7016.8%Coal 0.601.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 17:30
Low 22.5 · 04:25Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
83 Out
11
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 January 2023, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Jan
Imported
83GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.50GWImporting

In 38.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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