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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 January 2019

On Tuesday 8 January, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind11.84 GW30%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.22 GW3%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas14.44 GW37%Coal1.06 GW3%Imports2.83 GW7%Nuclear6.73 GW17%38.2GW AVERAGE30%37%7%17%
Price
£57.75/MWh
Day average £57.75
Demand38.2GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables33%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
203g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 January 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £57.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.52/MWh at 01:30 to £78.10/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.721.8%Wind 11.8430.1%Gas 14.4436.7%Hydro 0.491.2%Biomass 1.223.1%Nuclear 6.7317.1%Coal 1.062.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 16:55
Low 26.7 · 04:25Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
60 Out
20
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 January 2019, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Jan
Imported
60GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.67GW 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

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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