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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 January 2023

On Friday 20 January, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind9.31 GW24%Hydro0.55 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW5%Solar1.14 GW3%Gas17.09 GW44%Coal0.88 GW2%Imports2.74 GW7%Nuclear4.93 GW13%36.8GW AVERAGE24%44%7%13%
Price
£164.71/MWh
Day average £164.71
Demand36.8GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables28%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Friday 20 January 2023, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £164.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £115.61/MWh at 03:00 to £213.02/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.143.0%Wind 9.3124.1%Gas 17.0944.2%Hydro 0.551.4%Biomass 2.025.2%Nuclear 4.9312.7%Coal 0.882.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 10:00
Low 27.0 · 04:40Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports23GWh
In
59 Out
36
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 20 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 January 2023, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Jan
Imported
59GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
23GWh
Average net flow
0.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 23.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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