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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 January 2020

On Friday 17 January, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind12.34 GW33%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass2.84 GW8%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas10.47 GW28%Coal1.81 GW5%Imports3.21 GW8%Nuclear5.99 GW16%37.1GW AVERAGE33%8%28%8%16%
Price
£33.56/MWh
Day average £33.56
Demand37.1GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables36%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 January 2020, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £33.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.25/MWh at 00:00 to £42.81/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 36% 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 0.391.0%Wind 12.3432.6%Gas 10.4727.6%Hydro 0.812.1%Biomass 2.847.5%Nuclear 5.9915.8%Coal 1.814.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:20
Low 25.8 · 04:25Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
74 Out
15
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 January 2020, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Jan
Imported
74GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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