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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 January 2020

On Thursday 9 January, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind8.03 GW21%Hydro0.85 GW2%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas14.38 GW38%Coal2.63 GW7%Imports2.35 GW6%Nuclear6.72 GW18%36.6GW AVERAGE21%38%18%
Price
£33.61/MWh
Day average £33.61
Demand36.6GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
256g/kWh
0Day average 256300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 January 2020, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 256 g/kWh and the price £33.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 07:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (315 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.93/MWh at 03:30 to £48.12/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 41% 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 0.320.9%Wind 8.0321.4%Gas 14.3838.2%Hydro 0.852.3%Biomass 2.336.2%Nuclear 6.7217.9%Coal 2.637.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 16:55
Low 25.4 · 04:25Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
52 Out
20
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 January 2020, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Jan
Imported
52GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWImporting

In 25.3 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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