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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 January 2019

On Tuesday 22 January, demand averaged 40.6 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

40.6GW AVERAGEWind5.57 GW13%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.51 GW6%Solar0.58 GW1%Gas21.42 GW51%Coal3.65 GW9%Imports1.77 GW4%Nuclear5.78 GW14%40.6GW AVERAGE13%51%9%14%
Price
£62.37/MWh
Day average £62.37
Demand40.6GW
Generation 39.9Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables16%
Other24%
Carbon intensityVery high
331g/kWh
0Day average 331300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 January 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 47.8 GW at 11:20. Carbon intensity averaged 331 g/kWh and the price £62.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (205 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (396 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.54/MWh at 03:00 to £76.44/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.581.4%Wind 5.5713.3%Gas 21.4251.4%Hydro 0.431.0%Biomass 2.516.0%Nuclear 5.7813.9%Coal 3.658.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.6avgGeneration 39.9avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.8GW · 11:20
Low 28.7 · 04:15Avg 40.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 39.9Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
34 Out
20
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 January 2019, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Jan
Imported
34GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.57GW 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

Average0.19GWExporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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