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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 January 2023

On Monday 23 January, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind5.59 GW15%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.87 GW2%Gas19.55 GW52%Coal0.89 GW2%Imports3.56 GW9%Nuclear4.80 GW13%37.0GW AVERAGE15%52%9%13%
Price
£175.60/MWh
Day average £175.60
Demand37.0GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables19%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 January 2023, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £175.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £122.32/MWh at 23:30 to £235.07/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 57% 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 0.872.3%Wind 5.5914.7%Gas 19.5551.6%Hydro 0.621.6%Biomass 2.035.4%Nuclear 4.8012.7%Coal 0.892.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 11:00
Low 26.1 · 04:00Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
75 Out
15
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 January 2023, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Jan
Imported
75GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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