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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 January 2020

On Sunday 26 January, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind10.97 GW32%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.29 GW7%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas8.99 GW26%Coal1.12 GW3%Imports2.92 GW9%Nuclear6.92 GW20%33.4GW AVERAGE32%26%9%20%
Price
£35.71/MWh
Day average £35.71
Demand33.4GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables35%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 January 2020, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £35.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 10:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.75/MWh at 23:30 to £61.86/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.240.7%Wind 10.9732.1%Gas 8.9926.4%Hydro 0.672.0%Biomass 2.296.7%Nuclear 6.9220.3%Coal 1.123.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 17:20
Low 24.6 · 04:25Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
64 Out
11
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 January 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Jan
Imported
64GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.77GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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