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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 January 2023

On Sunday 29 January, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind15.63 GW48%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW4%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas4.88 GW15%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports4.21 GW13%Nuclear4.81 GW15%31.4GW AVERAGE48%15%13%15%
Price
£119.04/MWh
Day average £119.04
Demand31.4GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables51%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 January 2023, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £119.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.5 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.21/MWh at 23:30 to £152.50/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.451.4%Wind 15.6348.5%Gas 4.8815.1%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 1.304.0%Nuclear 4.8114.9%Coal 0.632.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 17:30
Low 23.3 · 05:10Avg 31.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
97 Out
10
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 56%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 January 2023, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Jan
Imported
97GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.91GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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