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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 January 2023

On Saturday 28 January, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind3.52 GW10%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.06 GW6%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas17.37 GW51%Coal0.93 GW3%Imports4.11 GW12%Nuclear4.81 GW14%32.7GW AVERAGE10%51%12%14%
Price
£122.00/MWh
Day average £122.00
Demand32.7GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 January 2023, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £122.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (164 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 03:30 to £181.58/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 59% 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 0.381.1%Wind 3.5210.4%Gas 17.3751.5%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 2.066.1%Nuclear 4.8114.3%Coal 0.932.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:35
Low 24.7 · 04:40Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
95 Out
20
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 January 2023, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Jan
Imported
95GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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