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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 January 2019

On Tuesday 15 January, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind12.73 GW33%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW5%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas14.16 GW36%Coal1.73 GW4%Imports2.20 GW6%Nuclear5.12 GW13%38.4GW AVERAGE33%36%13%
Price
£58.03/MWh
Day average £58.03
Demand38.4GW
Generation 36.7Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables35%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 January 2019, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 47.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £58.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.66/MWh at 05:30 to £76.95/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.320.8%Wind 12.7332.7%Gas 14.1636.4%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.025.2%Nuclear 5.1213.2%Coal 1.734.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.7GW · 17:20
Low 26.8 · 03:55Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
47 Out
2
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 January 2019, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Jan
Imported
47GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW 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

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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