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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 January 2023

On Tuesday 17 January, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind9.16 GW24%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.96 GW5%Solar0.86 GW2%Gas16.34 GW42%Coal0.89 GW2%Imports4.28 GW11%Nuclear4.57 GW12%38.0GW AVERAGE24%42%11%12%
Price
£151.29/MWh
Day average £151.29
Demand38.0GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables28%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 January 2023, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 46.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £151.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £111.53/MWh at 02:00 to £215.57/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.862.2%Wind 9.1623.7%Gas 16.3442.2%Hydro 0.631.6%Biomass 1.965.1%Nuclear 4.5711.8%Coal 0.892.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.2GW · 12:00
Low 27.2 · 04:40Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
96 Out
8
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 January 2023, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 Jan
Imported
96GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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