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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 20 January 2019

On Sunday 20 January, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind2.35 GW6%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW7%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas20.17 GW55%Coal1.67 GW5%Imports3.30 GW9%Nuclear5.68 GW15%36.0GW AVERAGE55%9%15%
Price
£60.04/MWh
Day average £60.04
Demand36.0GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables9%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
318g/kWh
0Day average 318300
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Key moments

On Sunday 20 January 2019, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 318 g/kWh and the price £60.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 18:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (285 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (356 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.72/MWh at 23:30 to £74.42/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 60% 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 0.601.6%Wind 2.356.4%Gas 20.1754.9%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 2.546.9%Nuclear 5.6815.5%Coal 1.674.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 17:20
Low 26.7 · 04:20Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
74 Out
8
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 20 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 20 January 2019, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 20 Jan
Imported
74GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.74GW 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 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

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

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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