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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 January 2020

On Wednesday 1 January, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind7.36 GW23%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas9.13 GW29%Coal1.13 GW4%Imports3.59 GW11%Nuclear6.96 GW22%31.1GW AVERAGE23%7%29%11%22%
Price
£37.19/MWh
Day average £37.19
Demand31.1GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables26%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
192g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 January 2020, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £37.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 12:30 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.43/MWh at 06:00 to £49.39/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.200.6%Wind 7.3623.5%Gas 9.1329.1%Hydro 0.692.2%Biomass 2.317.4%Nuclear 6.9622.2%Coal 1.133.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:20
Low 23.7 · 04:55Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
83 Out
2
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 1 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 January 2020, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Jan
Imported
83GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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