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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 January 2023

On Tuesday 24 January, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind5.84 GW15%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.98 GW5%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas20.34 GW53%Coal0.90 GW2%Imports3.05 GW8%Nuclear4.81 GW13%37.0GW AVERAGE15%53%8%13%
Price
£159.36/MWh
Day average £159.36
Demand37.0GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables19%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 January 2023, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £159.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £109.28/MWh at 23:30 to £218.49/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.812.1%Wind 5.8415.2%Gas 20.3453.1%Hydro 0.601.6%Biomass 1.985.2%Nuclear 4.8112.5%Coal 0.902.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 11:00
Low 26.8 · 04:00Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
66 Out
22
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 January 2023, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Jan
Imported
66GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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