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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 January 2020

On Monday 20 January, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind7.32 GW18%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar0.90 GW2%Gas18.21 GW45%Coal2.93 GW7%Imports1.45 GW4%Nuclear6.43 GW16%39.1GW AVERAGE18%45%7%16%
Price
£33.21/MWh
Day average £33.21
Demand39.1GW
Generation 38.7Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables22%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
290g/kWh
0Day average 290300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 January 2020, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 290 g/kWh and the price £33.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (338 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.03/MWh at 06:30 to £43.89/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.902.2%Wind 7.3218.2%Gas 18.2145.3%Hydro 0.601.5%Biomass 2.335.8%Nuclear 6.4316.0%Coal 2.937.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 38.7avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 16:55
Low 27.2 · 04:05Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 38.7Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
32 Out
21
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 20 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 January 2020, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Jan
Imported
32GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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