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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 January 2019

On Saturday 5 January, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind3.58 GW10%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.57 GW4%Solar0.06 GW0%Gas20.25 GW55%Coal1.41 GW4%Imports3.18 GW9%Nuclear6.14 GW17%35.8GW AVERAGE10%55%9%17%
Price
£63.17/MWh
Day average £63.17
Demand35.8GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables11%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
304g/kWh
0Day average 304300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 January 2019, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 304 g/kWh and the price £63.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (264 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (349 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 03:00 to £89.20/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.060.2%Wind 3.589.8%Gas 20.2555.3%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 1.574.3%Nuclear 6.1416.8%Coal 1.413.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 17:20
Low 27.2 · 04:50Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
68 Out
12
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 January 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Jan
Imported
68GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.35GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 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 7.9 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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