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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 January 2020

On Friday 24 January, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind3.36 GW9%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.86 GW7%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas19.93 GW51%Coal3.39 GW9%Imports1.50 GW4%Nuclear6.97 GW18%37.2GW AVERAGE9%7%51%9%18%
Price
£39.96/MWh
Day average £39.96
Demand37.2GW
Generation 37.4Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables11%
Other29%
Carbon intensityVery high
341g/kWh
0Day average 341300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 January 2020, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 341 g/kWh and the price £39.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (238 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (370 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.45/MWh at 23:00 to £52.57/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.150.4%Wind 3.368.6%Gas 19.9351.3%Hydro 0.721.9%Biomass 2.867.3%Nuclear 6.9717.9%Coal 3.398.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 17:25
Low 26.6 · 04:00Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports5GWh
In
29 Out
35
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 January 2020, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Jan
Imported
29GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net out
5GWh
Average net flow
0.23GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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