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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 January 2019

On Saturday 19 January, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind4.72 GW13%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW6%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas19.11 GW51%Coal2.23 GW6%Imports3.17 GW8%Nuclear5.60 GW15%36.7GW AVERAGE13%51%8%15%
Price
£65.85/MWh
Day average £65.85
Demand36.7GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables14%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
305g/kWh
0Day average 305300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 January 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 305 g/kWh and the price £65.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (204 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (370 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.84/MWh at 00:00 to £93.28/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 55% 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 0.230.6%Wind 4.7212.5%Gas 19.1150.8%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 2.105.6%Nuclear 5.6014.9%Coal 2.235.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 17:25
Low 27.6 · 04:25Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
68 Out
18
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 January 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Jan
Imported
68GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.08GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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