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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 January 2023

On Wednesday 25 January, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind10.79 GW27%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.05 GW5%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas18.78 GW46%Coal0.78 GW2%Imports2.32 GW6%Nuclear4.82 GW12%37.1GW AVERAGE27%46%12%
Price
£165.89/MWh
Day average £165.89
Demand37.1GW
Generation 38.1Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables29%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 January 2023, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £165.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 21:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £103.49/MWh at 03:30 to £239.69/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.240.6%Wind 10.7926.7%Gas 18.7846.5%Hydro 0.631.6%Biomass 2.055.1%Nuclear 4.8211.9%Coal 0.781.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 38.1avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 11:30
Low 26.9 · 04:25Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 38.1Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports24GWh
In
47 Out
71
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 January 2023, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 71 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (56 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Jan
Imported
47GWh
Exported
71GWh
Net out
24GWh
Average net flow
1.00GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 55.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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