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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 January 2019

On Wednesday 16 January, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind11.45 GW29%Hydro0.57 GW1%Biomass1.35 GW3%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas15.50 GW40%Coal2.46 GW6%Imports2.40 GW6%Nuclear5.05 GW13%38.3GW AVERAGE29%40%13%
Price
£57.19/MWh
Day average £57.19
Demand38.3GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables31%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 January 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £57.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 02:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (313 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.39/MWh at 23:30 to £76.05/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 42% 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 0.200.5%Wind 11.4529.4%Gas 15.5039.8%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 1.353.5%Nuclear 5.0512.9%Coal 2.466.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 17:30
Low 26.5 · 04:20Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
51 Out
8
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 January 2019, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Jan
Imported
51GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW 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

Average0.78GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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