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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 January 2023

On Monday 16 January, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind10.26 GW28%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.97 GW5%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas12.85 GW34%Coal0.86 GW2%Imports5.46 GW15%Nuclear4.57 GW12%36.3GW AVERAGE28%34%15%12%
Price
£135.68/MWh
Day average £135.68
Demand36.3GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 January 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £135.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £83.90/MWh at 04:30 to £192.75/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.621.7%Wind 10.2627.5%Gas 12.8534.5%Hydro 0.681.8%Biomass 1.975.3%Nuclear 4.5712.3%Coal 0.862.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 17:35
Low 24.3 · 04:25Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports108GWh
In
126 Out
18
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 January 2023, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Jan
Imported
126GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
108GWh
Average net flow
4.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.57GWImporting

In 61.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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