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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 January 2020

On Saturday 11 January, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind15.87 GW46%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass1.87 GW5%Solar0.17 GW1%Gas4.93 GW14%Coal1.69 GW5%Imports2.76 GW8%Nuclear6.72 GW19%33.6GW AVERAGE46%14%8%19%
Price
£33.31/MWh
Day average £33.31
Demand33.6GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables48%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 January 2020, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £33.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 10:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.24/MWh at 23:00 to £49.74/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 50% 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 0.170.5%Wind 15.8745.7%Gas 4.9314.2%Hydro 0.732.1%Biomass 1.875.4%Nuclear 6.7219.3%Coal 1.694.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 17:25
Low 25.2 · 04:55Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
64 Out
21
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 11 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 January 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Jan
Imported
64GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.66GWImporting

In 27.0 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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