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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 January 2020

On Friday 3 January, demand averaged 35.6 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

35.6GW AVERAGEWind13.90 GW38%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.06 GW6%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas7.32 GW20%Coal2.12 GW6%Imports2.77 GW8%Nuclear6.92 GW19%35.6GW AVERAGE38%20%8%19%
Price
£29.01/MWh
Day average £29.01
Demand35.6GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables42%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 January 2020, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £29.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 20:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.86/MWh at 03:30 to £42.44/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 41% 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 0.531.5%Wind 13.9038.3%Gas 7.3220.2%Hydro 0.641.8%Biomass 2.065.7%Nuclear 6.9219.1%Coal 2.125.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.6avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 17:15
Low 24.9 · 04:30Avg 35.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
63 Out
11
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 January 2020, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Jan
Imported
63GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.26GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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