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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 January 2023

On Monday 30 January, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind14.96 GW40%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.34 GW4%Solar1.12 GW3%Gas10.75 GW29%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports3.09 GW8%Nuclear4.81 GW13%34.5GW AVERAGE40%29%8%13%
Price
£144.99/MWh
Day average £144.99
Demand34.5GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables45%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 January 2023, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £144.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.2 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £91.86/MWh at 02:30 to £207.90/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 44% 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 1.123.0%Wind 14.9640.1%Gas 10.7528.9%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 1.343.6%Nuclear 4.8112.9%Coal 0.591.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 17:30
Low 23.8 · 04:30Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
63 Out
58
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 January 2023, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Jan
Imported
63GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 45.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 11.4 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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