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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 January 2020

On Thursday 2 January, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind15.04 GW42%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.11 GW6%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas7.71 GW21%Coal2.10 GW6%Imports1.51 GW4%Nuclear6.94 GW19%35.2GW AVERAGE42%21%19%
Price
£29.53/MWh
Day average £29.53
Demand35.2GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables44%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 January 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 45.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £29.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.07/MWh at 23:30 to £41.81/MWh at 15:30. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.140.4%Wind 15.0441.7%Gas 7.7121.4%Hydro 0.561.6%Biomass 2.115.8%Nuclear 6.9419.2%Coal 2.105.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.3GW · 17:20
Low 23.8 · 04:25Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports17GWh
In
34 Out
17
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 2 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 January 2020, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Jan
Imported
34GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
17GWh
Average net flow
0.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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