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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 January 2020

On Tuesday 7 January, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind15.82 GW42%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.30 GW6%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas8.72 GW23%Coal1.82 GW5%Imports1.81 GW5%Nuclear6.65 GW18%37.3GW AVERAGE42%23%18%
Price
£33.02/MWh
Day average £33.02
Demand37.3GW
Generation 36.1Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables44%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 January 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £33.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (231 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.54/MWh at 23:30 to £45.31/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.150.4%Wind 15.8241.8%Gas 8.7223.0%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.306.1%Nuclear 6.6517.6%Coal 1.824.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 36.1avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 17:05
Low 26.0 · 04:25Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.1Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
39 Out
9
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 7 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 January 2020, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Jan
Imported
39GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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