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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 January 2023

On Sunday 22 January, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind7.28 GW21%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas12.69 GW37%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports5.50 GW16%Nuclear5.14 GW15%33.9GW AVERAGE21%37%16%15%
Price
£152.56/MWh
Day average £152.56
Demand33.9GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 January 2023, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £152.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £105.73/MWh at 06:30 to £216.33/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.601.7%Wind 7.2821.1%Gas 12.6936.8%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 2.025.9%Nuclear 5.1414.9%Coal 0.732.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:40
Low 25.7 · 04:55Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
126 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 January 2023, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Jan
Imported
126GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 48.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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