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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 January 2020

On Wednesday 8 January, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind9.96 GW26%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.21 GW6%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas14.59 GW38%Coal2.31 GW6%Imports1.43 GW4%Nuclear6.65 GW17%36.6GW AVERAGE26%38%17%
Price
£32.74/MWh
Day average £32.74
Demand36.6GW
Generation 36.7Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables29%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 January 2020, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £32.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (329 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.36/MWh at 00:00 to £50.53/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.230.6%Wind 9.9626.1%Gas 14.5938.3%Hydro 0.752.0%Biomass 2.215.8%Nuclear 6.6517.4%Coal 2.316.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 17:20
Low 25.2 · 04:30Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
30 Out
33
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 January 2020, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Jan
Imported
30GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.10GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.9 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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