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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 January 2019

On Wednesday 23 January, demand averaged 40.9 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

40.9GW AVERAGEWind2.30 GW5%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.60 GW6%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas23.47 GW56%Coal4.94 GW12%Imports1.89 GW4%Nuclear5.87 GW14%40.9GW AVERAGE56%12%14%
Price
£85.89/MWh
Day average £85.89
Demand40.9GW
Generation 40.4Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables8%
Other25%
Carbon intensityVery high
384g/kWh
0Day average 384300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 January 2019, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 48.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 384 g/kWh and the price £85.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (307 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (439 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.53/MWh at 06:30 to £152.00/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.751.8%Wind 2.305.4%Gas 23.4755.5%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 2.606.2%Nuclear 5.8713.9%Coal 4.9411.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.9avgGeneration 40.4avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.3GW · 17:20
Low 29.6 · 04:20Avg 40.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 40.4Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
35 Out
21
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 January 2019, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Jan
Imported
35GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.61GW 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

Average0.65GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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