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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 January 2023

On Thursday 5 January, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind15.04 GW45%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.53 GW5%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas7.45 GW22%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports3.39 GW10%Nuclear5.22 GW16%32.5GW AVERAGE45%22%10%16%
Price
£117.82/MWh
Day average £117.82
Demand32.5GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables47%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 January 2023, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £117.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.2 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 10:00 (167 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.26/MWh at 00:00 to £154.14/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.230.7%Wind 15.0444.8%Gas 7.4522.2%Hydro 0.651.9%Biomass 1.534.5%Nuclear 5.2215.5%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 17:30
Low 22.8 · 04:00Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
71 Out
17
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 January 2023, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.10GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 10.6 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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