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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 January 2023

On Monday 9 January, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind16.57 GW47%Hydro0.88 GW3%Biomass1.66 GW5%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas4.55 GW13%Coal0.52 GW1%Imports5.13 GW15%Nuclear5.17 GW15%34.2GW AVERAGE47%13%15%15%
Price
£129.73/MWh
Day average £129.73
Demand34.2GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables51%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
84g/kWh
0Day average 84300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 January 2023, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 84 g/kWh and the price £129.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.59/MWh at 03:30 to £195.76/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 55% 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 0.591.7%Wind 16.5747.2%Gas 4.5513.0%Hydro 0.882.5%Biomass 1.664.7%Nuclear 5.1714.7%Coal 0.521.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 18:00
Low 22.7 · 04:20Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
111 Out
10
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 55%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 January 2023, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Jan
Imported
111GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.81GWImporting

In 67.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 12.4 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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