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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 January 2023

On Thursday 12 January, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind17.27 GW50%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass1.79 GW5%Solar0.18 GW1%Gas3.71 GW11%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports5.69 GW16%Nuclear5.11 GW15%34.1GW AVERAGE50%11%16%15%
Price
£108.75/MWh
Day average £108.75
Demand34.1GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables52%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
77g/kWh
0Day average 77300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 January 2023, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 77 g/kWh and the price £108.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.5 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.53/MWh at 03:30 to £192.02/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 59% 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 0.180.5%Wind 17.2749.6%Gas 3.7110.7%Hydro 0.772.2%Biomass 1.795.1%Nuclear 5.1114.7%Coal 0.310.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:10
Low 23.5 · 04:30Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
124 Out
3
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 59%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 12 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 January 2023, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Jan
Imported
124GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.64GWImporting

In 63.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 12.9 GWhPumped 14.6 GWh

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