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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 January 2020

On Monday 6 January, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind15.24 GW40%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.21 GW6%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas8.40 GW22%Coal2.49 GW7%Imports2.13 GW6%Nuclear6.79 GW18%37.0GW AVERAGE40%22%18%
Price
£30.99/MWh
Day average £30.99
Demand37.0GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables42%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 January 2020, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £30.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.60/MWh at 03:30 to £45.86/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 42% 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 0.160.4%Wind 15.2440.0%Gas 8.4022.0%Hydro 0.691.8%Biomass 2.215.8%Nuclear 6.7917.8%Coal 2.496.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 17:20
Low 24.6 · 04:10Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
46 Out
20
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 January 2020, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Jan
Imported
46GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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