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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 January 2023

On Wednesday 11 January, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind19.99 GW55%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass1.54 GW4%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas3.28 GW9%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports4.76 GW13%Nuclear5.13 GW14%34.5GW AVERAGE55%9%13%14%
Price
£98.27/MWh
Day average £98.27
Demand34.5GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables58%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
71g/kWh
0Day average 71300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 January 2023, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £98.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.5 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (94 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.47/MWh at 01:30 to £186.41/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 63% 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 0.451.2%Wind 19.9954.9%Gas 3.289.0%Hydro 0.641.7%Biomass 1.544.2%Nuclear 5.1314.1%Coal 0.601.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:30
Low 23.5 · 04:00Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
102 Out
34
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 63%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 11 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 January 2023, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Jan
Imported
102GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWImporting

In 53.6 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 12.0 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh

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