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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 January 2019

On Tuesday 29 January, demand averaged 40.9 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

40.9GW AVERAGEWind5.73 GW14%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW4%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas20.45 GW49%Coal3.45 GW8%Imports2.67 GW6%Nuclear6.97 GW17%40.9GW AVERAGE14%49%8%17%
Price
£58.56/MWh
Day average £58.56
Demand40.9GW
Generation 38.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables15%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
313g/kWh
0Day average 313300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 29 January 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 48.8 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 313 g/kWh and the price £58.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (251 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (356 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.81/MWh at 23:00 to £66.42/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.260.6%Wind 5.7313.8%Gas 20.4549.2%Hydro 0.441.1%Biomass 1.633.9%Nuclear 6.9716.8%Coal 3.458.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.9avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.8GW · 16:50
Low 29.2 · 04:10Avg 40.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
59 Out
7
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 29 January 2019, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 29 Jan
Imported
59GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW 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

Average1.64GWImporting

In 39.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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