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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 January 2023

On Sunday 8 January, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind17.82 GW54%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass0.91 GW3%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas3.60 GW11%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports3.99 GW12%Nuclear5.18 GW16%30.3GW AVERAGE54%11%12%16%
Price
£99.33/MWh
Day average £99.33
Demand30.3GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables57%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
70g/kWh
0Day average 70300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 January 2023, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 70 g/kWh and the price £99.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.6 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (102 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.73/MWh at 05:30 to £199.29/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 62% 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 0.321.0%Wind 17.8254.3%Gas 3.6011.0%Hydro 0.712.2%Biomass 0.912.8%Nuclear 5.1815.8%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 17:00
Low 21.8 · 04:35Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
87 Out
44
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 62%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 January 2023, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Jan
Imported
87GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.03GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 21.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 15.0 GWh

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