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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 January 2019

On Tuesday 1 January, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind7.80 GW25%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.16 GW4%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas11.63 GW37%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports2.56 GW8%Nuclear6.58 GW21%30.1GW AVERAGE25%37%8%21%
Price
£45.50/MWh
Day average £45.50
Demand30.1GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables28%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
202g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 January 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 202 g/kWh and the price £45.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.67/MWh at 05:00 to £65.95/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.371.2%Wind 7.8025.0%Gas 11.6337.3%Hydro 0.501.6%Biomass 1.163.7%Nuclear 6.5821.1%Coal 0.622.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 17:25
Low 22.5 · 04:50Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
56 Out
23
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 1 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 January 2019, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Jan
Imported
56GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.62GWImporting

In 38.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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