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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 January 2019

On Sunday 27 January, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind14.11 GW39%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.03 GW3%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas9.93 GW27%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.09 GW9%Nuclear6.82 GW19%35.2GW AVERAGE39%27%9%19%
Price
£45.32/MWh
Day average £45.32
Demand35.2GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables42%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 January 2019, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £45.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.88/MWh at 03:30 to £72.23/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 43% 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 0.581.6%Wind 14.1139.1%Gas 9.9327.5%Hydro 0.461.3%Biomass 1.032.8%Nuclear 6.8218.9%Coal 0.110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:25
Low 25.6 · 04:55Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
68 Out
9
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 January 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Jan
Imported
68GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW 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

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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