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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 January 2023

On Tuesday 10 January, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind18.63 GW52%Hydro0.78 GW2%Biomass1.78 GW5%Solar0.06 GW0%Gas3.92 GW11%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports5.03 GW14%Nuclear5.15 GW14%35.0GW AVERAGE52%11%14%14%
Price
£122.85/MWh
Day average £122.85
Demand35.0GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables54%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 January 2023, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £122.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.0 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (110 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.99/MWh at 23:30 to £208.20/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 60% 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 0.060.2%Wind 18.6351.8%Gas 3.9210.9%Hydro 0.782.2%Biomass 1.784.9%Nuclear 5.1514.3%Coal 0.651.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 17:30
Low 24.5 · 04:00Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
112 Out
9
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 60%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 January 2023, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Jan
Imported
112GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.29GWImporting

In 57.8 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 14.8 GWh

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