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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 January 2023

On Sunday 15 January, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind13.79 GW41%Hydro0.76 GW2%Biomass1.39 GW4%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas6.98 GW21%Coal0.64 GW2%Imports4.17 GW12%Nuclear5.07 GW15%31.3GW AVERAGE41%21%12%15%
Price
£110.77/MWh
Day average £110.77
Demand31.3GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables45%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 January 2023, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £110.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.0 GW at 01:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.25/MWh at 01:30 to £236.30/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 47% 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 0.641.9%Wind 13.7941.2%Gas 6.9820.9%Hydro 0.762.3%Biomass 1.394.2%Nuclear 5.0715.2%Coal 0.641.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:25
Low 23.3 · 05:40Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
92 Out
38
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 47%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 January 2023, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Jan
Imported
92GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 48.4 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 14.5 GWh

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