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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 January 2020

On Saturday 25 January, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind8.73 GW25%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.28 GW7%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas11.28 GW32%Coal1.88 GW5%Imports2.99 GW9%Nuclear6.97 GW20%34.4GW AVERAGE25%32%9%20%
Price
£34.31/MWh
Day average £34.31
Demand34.4GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables27%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 January 2020, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £34.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (157 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.90/MWh at 03:30 to £45.49/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 35% 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 0.110.3%Wind 8.7325.0%Gas 11.2832.3%Hydro 0.631.8%Biomass 2.286.5%Nuclear 6.9720.0%Coal 1.885.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:30
Low 25.4 · 04:25Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
68 Out
2
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 January 2020, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Jan
Imported
68GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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