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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 January 2019

On Saturday 26 January, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind12.19 GW35%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.19 GW3%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas10.50 GW30%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.33 GW10%Nuclear6.87 GW20%34.6GW AVERAGE35%30%10%20%
Price
£52.62/MWh
Day average £52.62
Demand34.6GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables37%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 January 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £52.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.36/MWh at 05:30 to £72.45/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.290.8%Wind 12.1934.9%Gas 10.5030.1%Hydro 0.451.3%Biomass 1.193.4%Nuclear 6.8719.7%Coal 0.110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:35
Low 26.0 · 04:40Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
71 Out
1
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 January 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW 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

Average1.54GWImporting

In 37.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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