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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 January 2020

On Thursday 23 January, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind4.76 GW12%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass2.87 GW7%Solar0.17 GW0%Gas20.85 GW52%Coal2.94 GW7%Imports0.88 GW2%Nuclear6.97 GW17%38.0GW AVERAGE12%7%52%7%17%
Price
£40.93/MWh
Day average £40.93
Demand38.0GW
Generation 39.3Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables14%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
332g/kWh
0Day average 332300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 January 2020, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 332 g/kWh and the price £40.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 19:30 (313 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (354 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.84/MWh at 23:30 to £56.26/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.170.4%Wind 4.7611.8%Gas 20.8551.8%Hydro 0.771.9%Biomass 2.877.1%Nuclear 6.9717.3%Coal 2.947.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 39.3avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 17:30
Low 27.1 · 04:00Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 39.3Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports25GWh
In
17 Out
42
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 January 2020, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (11 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Jan
Imported
17GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net out
25GWh
Average net flow
1.05GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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