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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 January 2020

On Sunday 5 January, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind12.17 GW37%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.13 GW6%Solar0.17 GW1%Gas6.58 GW20%Coal1.89 GW6%Imports2.81 GW8%Nuclear6.76 GW20%32.6GW AVERAGE37%20%8%20%
Price
£27.27/MWh
Day average £27.27
Demand32.6GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables39%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 January 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £27.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.84/MWh at 23:30 to £47.92/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.170.5%Wind 12.1736.7%Gas 6.5819.9%Hydro 0.631.9%Biomass 2.136.4%Nuclear 6.7620.4%Coal 1.895.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:20
Low 23.8 · 04:55Avg 32.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
64 Out
9
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 January 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Jan
Imported
64GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.13GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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