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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 January 2020

On Wednesday 22 January, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind2.69 GW7%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass2.77 GW7%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas21.93 GW55%Coal2.21 GW6%Imports2.08 GW5%Nuclear6.89 GW17%37.9GW AVERAGE55%17%
Price
£54.24/MWh
Day average £54.24
Demand37.9GW
Generation 37.5Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables9%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
325g/kWh
0Day average 325300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 January 2020, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 325 g/kWh and the price £54.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 05:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (293 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (349 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.44/MWh at 02:00 to £88.11/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.230.6%Wind 2.696.8%Gas 21.9355.4%Hydro 0.812.0%Biomass 2.777.0%Nuclear 6.8917.4%Coal 2.215.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 37.5avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 17:30
Low 27.5 · 04:15Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.5Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
43 Out
33
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 January 2020, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Jan
Imported
43GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.11GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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