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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 January 2019

On Friday 25 January, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind11.56 GW29%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW4%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas17.03 GW42%Coal1.46 GW4%Imports1.33 GW3%Nuclear6.54 GW16%39.0GW AVERAGE29%42%16%
Price
£54.69/MWh
Day average £54.69
Demand39.0GW
Generation 39.1Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables30%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Friday 25 January 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh and the price £54.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.13/MWh at 02:30 to £65.27/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.401.0%Wind 11.5628.6%Gas 17.0342.1%Hydro 0.370.9%Biomass 1.754.3%Nuclear 6.5416.2%Coal 1.463.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 39.1avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 17:25
Low 28.6 · 04:35Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.1Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
28 Out
24
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 January 2019, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Jan
Imported
28GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.17GW 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

Average0.08GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh

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