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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 January 2020

On Sunday 12 January, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind11.05 GW33%Hydro0.88 GW3%Biomass2.18 GW7%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas7.14 GW21%Coal1.49 GW4%Imports3.41 GW10%Nuclear6.70 GW20%32.6GW AVERAGE33%21%10%20%
Price
£35.28/MWh
Day average £35.28
Demand32.6GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables37%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 January 2020, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £35.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 12:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.03/MWh at 23:30 to £50.20/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 37% 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 0.491.5%Wind 11.0533.1%Gas 7.1421.4%Hydro 0.882.6%Biomass 2.186.5%Nuclear 6.7020.1%Coal 1.494.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:25
Low 23.6 · 04:50Avg 32.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
78 Out
12
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 37%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 12 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 January 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Jan
Imported
78GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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