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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 January 2019

On Thursday 24 January, demand averaged 40.7 GW. Renewables supplied 4%.

40.7GW AVERAGEWind1.17 GW3%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.73 GW7%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas24.21 GW58%Coal4.83 GW12%Imports1.79 GW4%Nuclear6.13 GW15%40.7GW AVERAGE58%12%15%
Price
£86.19/MWh
Day average £86.19
Demand40.7GW
Generation 39.8Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables4%
Other26%
Carbon intensityVery high
390g/kWh
0Day average 390300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 January 2019, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 390 g/kWh and the price £86.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (265 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (447 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.22/MWh at 03:30 to £121.22/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 61% 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 0.300.7%Wind 1.172.8%Gas 24.2158.3%Hydro 0.380.9%Biomass 2.736.6%Nuclear 6.1314.8%Coal 4.8311.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.7avgGeneration 39.8avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 18:05
Low 29.8 · 04:00Avg 40.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 39.8Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
33 Out
8
Zero-carbon share20%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 January 2019, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Jan
Imported
33GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.04GW 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

Average0.59GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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