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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 January 2020

On Saturday 18 January, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind10.04 GW28%Hydro0.83 GW2%Biomass2.87 GW8%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas9.79 GW27%Coal2.24 GW6%Imports3.13 GW9%Nuclear6.08 GW17%34.9GW AVERAGE28%8%27%9%17%
Price
£34.12/MWh
Day average £34.12
Demand34.9GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 January 2020, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £34.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 01:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.01/MWh at 00:30 to £47.58/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 31% 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 0.982.7%Wind 10.0427.9%Gas 9.7927.2%Hydro 0.832.3%Biomass 2.878.0%Nuclear 6.0816.9%Coal 2.246.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:30
Low 26.1 · 04:45Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
71 Out
22
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 31%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 18 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 January 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.05GW 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

Average1.33GWImporting

In 32.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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