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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 January 2023

On Friday 27 January, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind5.52 GW15%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW4%Solar0.52 GW1%Gas18.24 GW49%Coal0.94 GW3%Imports4.64 GW13%Nuclear4.81 GW13%35.7GW AVERAGE15%49%13%13%
Price
£153.11/MWh
Day average £153.11
Demand35.7GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables18%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 January 2023, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £153.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 02:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (173 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £123.62/MWh at 03:30 to £188.93/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.521.4%Wind 5.5215.0%Gas 18.2449.5%Hydro 0.651.8%Biomass 1.564.2%Nuclear 4.8113.1%Coal 0.942.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:20
Low 25.9 · 04:35Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
104 Out
20
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 January 2023, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Jan
Imported
104GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 42.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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