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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 January 2019

On Sunday 13 January, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind14.98 GW44%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.21 GW4%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas7.71 GW23%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports3.04 GW9%Nuclear5.96 GW17%33.6GW AVERAGE44%23%9%17%
Price
£45.43/MWh
Day average £45.43
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables46%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 January 2019, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £45.43/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:05. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.11/MWh at 04:30 to £68.05/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.240.7%Wind 14.9843.8%Gas 7.7122.6%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.213.5%Nuclear 5.9617.4%Coal 0.611.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 17:35
Low 24.7 · 05:30Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
68 Out
2
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 48%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 January 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Jan
Imported
68GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW 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

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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