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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 January 2020

On Thursday 16 January, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind15.58 GW41%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.91 GW8%Solar0.25 GW1%Gas8.10 GW21%Coal1.79 GW5%Imports2.81 GW7%Nuclear6.37 GW17%37.7GW AVERAGE41%8%21%7%17%
Price
£34.70/MWh
Day average £34.70
Demand37.7GW
Generation 35.6Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables43%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 January 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £34.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 17:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.05/MWh at 03:30 to £45.89/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 44% 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 0.250.6%Wind 15.5840.5%Gas 8.1021.1%Hydro 0.651.7%Biomass 2.917.6%Nuclear 6.3716.6%Coal 1.794.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 35.6avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 17:15
Low 26.4 · 03:55Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.6Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
63 Out
13
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 January 2020, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Jan
Imported
63GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.01GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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