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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 January 2019

On Wednesday 30 January, demand averaged 41.4 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

41.4GW AVERAGEWind3.14 GW7%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar1.06 GW2%Gas21.37 GW50%Coal4.63 GW11%Imports2.92 GW7%Nuclear6.97 GW16%41.4GW AVERAGE7%50%11%16%
Price
£59.54/MWh
Day average £59.54
Demand41.4GW
Generation 39.7Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables11%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
348g/kWh
0Day average 348300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 January 2019, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 49.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 348 g/kWh and the price £59.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 03:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (272 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (401 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.41/MWh at 04:30 to £82.23/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.062.5%Wind 3.147.4%Gas 21.3750.2%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 2.034.8%Nuclear 6.9716.4%Coal 4.6310.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.4avgGeneration 39.7avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.2GW · 10:30
Low 29.8 · 04:25Avg 41.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 39.7Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
62 Out
18
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 January 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Jan
Imported
62GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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