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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 January 2023

On Friday 13 January, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind17.39 GW49%Hydro0.85 GW2%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas4.26 GW12%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports4.94 GW14%Nuclear5.09 GW14%33.6GW AVERAGE49%12%14%14%
Price
£130.78/MWh
Day average £130.78
Demand33.6GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables53%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
85g/kWh
0Day average 85300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 January 2023, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 85 g/kWh and the price £130.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.8 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (131 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.70/MWh at 03:30 to £200.75/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 57% 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 0.651.8%Wind 17.3949.0%Gas 4.2612.0%Hydro 0.852.4%Biomass 1.724.9%Nuclear 5.0914.3%Coal 0.581.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:20
Low 23.9 · 04:35Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
103 Out
31
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 57%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 January 2023, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Jan
Imported
103GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 49.0 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 15.6 GWhPumped 14.4 GWh

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