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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 January 2019

On Thursday 3 January, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind1.80 GW5%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW6%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas22.38 GW56%Coal4.04 GW10%Imports2.94 GW7%Nuclear5.85 GW15%38.4GW AVERAGE56%10%7%15%
Price
£68.30/MWh
Day average £68.30
Demand38.4GW
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables6%
Other28%
Carbon intensityVery high
372g/kWh
0Day average 372300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 January 2019, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 16:20. Carbon intensity averaged 372 g/kWh and the price £68.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (314 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (414 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 01:00 to £108.05/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 61% 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 0.210.5%Wind 1.804.5%Gas 22.3856.1%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 2.215.5%Nuclear 5.8514.6%Coal 4.0410.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 16:20
Low 27.1 · 04:25Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
62 Out
24
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 January 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Jan
Imported
62GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.56GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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