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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 January 2019

On Monday 21 January, demand averaged 40.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

40.3GW AVERAGEWind6.64 GW16%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.70 GW6%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas21.16 GW51%Coal3.12 GW7%Imports1.58 GW4%Nuclear5.76 GW14%40.3GW AVERAGE16%51%7%14%
Price
£61.18/MWh
Day average £61.18
Demand40.3GW
Generation 40.2Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables18%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
323g/kWh
0Day average 323300
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Key moments

On Monday 21 January 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 48.3 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 323 g/kWh and the price £61.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (381 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.31/MWh at 00:00 to £83.86/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.451.1%Wind 6.6415.9%Gas 21.1650.7%Hydro 0.340.8%Biomass 2.706.5%Nuclear 5.7613.8%Coal 3.127.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.3avgGeneration 40.2avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.3GW · 16:55
Low 28.2 · 03:55Avg 40.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 40.2Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
34 Out
23
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 21 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 January 2019, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Jan
Imported
34GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.43GW 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

Average0.03GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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