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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 January 2023

On Thursday 26 January, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind9.56 GW25%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.10 GW5%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas16.65 GW43%Coal0.94 GW2%Imports2.97 GW8%Nuclear4.81 GW13%36.3GW AVERAGE25%43%8%13%
Price
£163.28/MWh
Day average £163.28
Demand36.3GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables28%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 January 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £163.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £103.61/MWh at 23:00 to £206.51/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.601.6%Wind 9.5625.0%Gas 16.6543.5%Hydro 0.661.7%Biomass 2.105.5%Nuclear 4.8112.6%Coal 0.942.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 17:20
Low 26.2 · 04:35Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports23GWh
In
64 Out
41
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 January 2023, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Jan
Imported
64GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
23GWh
Average net flow
0.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 24.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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