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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 January 2023

On Thursday 19 January, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind11.16 GW27%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas17.43 GW43%Coal0.95 GW2%Imports2.61 GW6%Nuclear4.81 GW12%37.7GW AVERAGE27%43%12%
Price
£182.70/MWh
Day average £182.70
Demand37.7GW
Generation 38.0Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables31%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 January 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £182.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (161 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (243 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £119.01/MWh at 23:00 to £247.84/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.062.6%Wind 11.1627.5%Gas 17.4342.9%Hydro 0.541.3%Biomass 2.035.0%Nuclear 4.8111.9%Coal 0.952.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 38.0avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 11:30
Low 27.2 · 04:05Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 38.0Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports4GWh
In
57 Out
61
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 January 2023, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Jan
Imported
57GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net out
4GWh
Average net flow
0.18GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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