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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 January 2019

On Sunday 6 January, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind2.33 GW7%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.40 GW4%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas19.60 GW56%Coal1.90 GW5%Imports3.28 GW9%Nuclear6.10 GW17%34.1GW AVERAGE56%9%17%
Price
£67.46/MWh
Day average £67.46
Demand34.1GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables8%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
322g/kWh
0Day average 322300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 January 2019, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 322 g/kWh and the price £67.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (398 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.89/MWh at 08:00 to £98.01/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.160.5%Wind 2.336.6%Gas 19.6055.6%Hydro 0.491.4%Biomass 1.404.0%Nuclear 6.1017.3%Coal 1.905.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 17:05
Low 25.4 · 05:10Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
71 Out
20
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 January 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW 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

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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