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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 January 2020

On Monday 13 January, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind15.33 GW40%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.11 GW5%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas8.75 GW23%Coal2.35 GW6%Imports2.10 GW5%Nuclear6.80 GW18%37.8GW AVERAGE40%23%18%
Price
£34.02/MWh
Day average £34.02
Demand37.8GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables42%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 January 2020, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 48.4 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £34.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.7 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.17/MWh at 01:30 to £44.97/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 42% 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 0.290.7%Wind 15.3339.9%Gas 8.7522.8%Hydro 0.661.7%Biomass 2.115.5%Nuclear 6.8017.7%Coal 2.356.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.4GW · 17:00
Low 25.2 · 03:55Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
46 Out
8
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 January 2020, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Jan
Imported
46GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.55GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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