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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 January 2023

On Saturday 14 January, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind17.85 GW55%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass0.49 GW2%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas2.84 GW9%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports4.74 GW15%Nuclear5.08 GW16%31.0GW AVERAGE55%9%15%16%
Price
£88.72/MWh
Day average £88.72
Demand31.0GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables58%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
63g/kWh
0Day average 63300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 January 2023, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 63 g/kWh and the price £88.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.0 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (76 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£3.45/MWh at 03:30 to £156.11/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 65% 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 0.270.8%Wind 17.8555.4%Gas 2.848.8%Hydro 0.672.1%Biomass 0.491.5%Nuclear 5.0815.8%Coal 0.300.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 18:05
Low 22.3 · 04:55Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
103 Out
10
Zero-carbon share87%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 65%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 14 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 January 2023, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Jan
Imported
103GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.34GWImporting

In 56.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.41GWPumping

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 20.1 GWh

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