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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 21 January 2020

On Tuesday 21 January, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind3.49 GW9%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW5%Solar0.86 GW2%Gas21.37 GW53%Coal2.79 GW7%Imports2.09 GW5%Nuclear6.53 GW16%38.9GW AVERAGE9%53%16%
Price
£47.00/MWh
Day average £47.00
Demand38.9GW
Generation 37.9Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables13%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
324g/kWh
0Day average 324300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 21 January 2020, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 324 g/kWh and the price £47.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (260 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (371 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.65/MWh at 00:00 to £67.05/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.862.1%Wind 3.498.7%Gas 21.3753.4%Hydro 0.691.7%Biomass 2.205.5%Nuclear 6.5316.3%Coal 2.797.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 37.9avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 11:00
Low 28.1 · 04:05Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 37.9Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports19GWh
In
42 Out
23
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 21 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 21 January 2020, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 21 Jan
Imported
42GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
19GWh
Average net flow
0.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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