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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 31 January 2019

On Thursday 31 January, demand averaged 42.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

42.2GW AVERAGEWind4.06 GW10%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.60 GW1%Gas21.57 GW51%Coal3.43 GW8%Imports3.59 GW8%Nuclear6.98 GW16%42.2GW AVERAGE10%51%8%8%16%
Price
£58.24/MWh
Day average £58.24
Demand42.2GW
Generation 39.1Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables12%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
324g/kWh
0Day average 324300
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Key moments

On Thursday 31 January 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 49.3 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 324 g/kWh and the price £58.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (224 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (381 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.60/MWh at 23:00 to £68.87/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 55% 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 0.601.4%Wind 4.069.5%Gas 21.5750.5%Hydro 0.421.0%Biomass 2.034.8%Nuclear 6.9816.3%Coal 3.438.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 42.2avgGeneration 39.1avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.3GW · 09:30
Low 30.8 · 04:25Avg 42.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 39.1Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
82 Out
3
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 31 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 31 January 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 31 Jan
Imported
82GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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