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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 January 2019

On Monday 28 January, demand averaged 39.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

39.9GW AVERAGEWind7.81 GW19%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW4%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas17.48 GW43%Coal2.29 GW6%Imports2.92 GW7%Nuclear6.95 GW17%39.9GW AVERAGE19%43%7%17%
Price
£57.48/MWh
Day average £57.48
Demand39.9GW
Generation 37.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables23%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
261g/kWh
0Day average 261300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 January 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 48.1 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 261 g/kWh and the price £57.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (339 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.02/MWh at 05:00 to £78.69/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.162.8%Wind 7.8119.2%Gas 17.4843.0%Hydro 0.531.3%Biomass 1.583.9%Nuclear 6.9517.1%Coal 2.295.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.9avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.1GW · 18:00
Low 27.6 · 04:40Avg 39.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
62 Out
14
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 January 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Jan
Imported
62GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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