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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 January 2020

On Wednesday 15 January, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind14.93 GW39%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.70 GW7%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas7.71 GW20%Coal1.89 GW5%Imports3.22 GW8%Nuclear6.51 GW17%37.7GW AVERAGE39%7%20%8%17%
Price
£33.53/MWh
Day average £33.53
Demand37.7GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables42%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 January 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £33.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.94/MWh at 23:30 to £49.85/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 43% 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 0.591.5%Wind 14.9339.1%Gas 7.7120.2%Hydro 0.631.7%Biomass 2.707.1%Nuclear 6.5117.0%Coal 1.895.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 17:20
Low 26.4 · 04:25Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
74 Out
6
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 January 2020, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Jan
Imported
74GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.34GWImporting

In 34.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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