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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 January 2019

On Monday 14 January, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind8.11 GW21%Hydro0.57 GW1%Biomass2.00 GW5%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas16.80 GW44%Coal2.79 GW7%Imports2.76 GW7%Nuclear5.25 GW14%37.9GW AVERAGE21%44%7%7%14%
Price
£61.35/MWh
Day average £61.35
Demand37.9GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables23%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
273g/kWh
0Day average 273300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 January 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 273 g/kWh and the price £61.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (365 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.08/MWh at 04:00 to £89.24/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.330.9%Wind 8.1121.0%Gas 16.8043.5%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 2.005.2%Nuclear 5.2513.6%Coal 2.797.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 16:55
Low 25.6 · 04:05Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
58 Out
13
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 14 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 January 2019, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Jan
Imported
58GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW 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

Average1.50GWImporting

In 36.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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