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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 January 2020

On Sunday 19 January, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind6.53 GW18%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.50 GW7%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas12.05 GW34%Coal2.39 GW7%Imports3.97 GW11%Nuclear6.25 GW18%35.0GW AVERAGE18%7%34%11%18%
Price
£36.51/MWh
Day average £36.51
Demand35.0GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables23%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 January 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £36.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (213 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (290 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.57/MWh at 06:30 to £46.29/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.972.7%Wind 6.5318.4%Gas 12.0534.1%Hydro 0.722.0%Biomass 2.507.1%Nuclear 6.2517.7%Coal 2.396.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 17:25
Low 25.8 · 04:40Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
92 Out
5
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 January 2020, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Jan
Imported
92GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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