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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 January 2020

On Friday 10 January, demand averaged 40.1 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

40.1GW AVERAGEWind11.95 GW30%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.39 GW6%Solar0.55 GW1%Gas13.31 GW33%Coal2.46 GW6%Imports2.30 GW6%Nuclear6.70 GW17%40.1GW AVERAGE30%33%17%
Price
£39.06/MWh
Day average £39.06
Demand40.1GW
Generation 38.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 January 2020, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £39.06/MWh. Data for this day starts at 12:55. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.86/MWh at 23:30 to £45.60/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 35% 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 0.551.4%Wind 11.9529.7%Gas 13.3133.0%Hydro 0.621.5%Biomass 2.395.9%Nuclear 6.7016.6%Coal 2.466.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.1avgGeneration 38.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:30
Low 28.9 · 23:55Avg 40.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 38.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
23 Out
2
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 January 2020, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Jan
Imported
23GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
1.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.04GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWGenerating

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 0.0 GWh

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