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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 January 2020

On Monday 27 January, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind11.26 GW29%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.24 GW6%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas12.95 GW34%Coal1.41 GW4%Imports2.99 GW8%Nuclear6.41 GW17%37.6GW AVERAGE29%34%8%17%
Price
£32.61/MWh
Day average £32.61
Demand37.6GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables32%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 January 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 46.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £32.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 05:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.70/MWh at 04:00 to £57.70/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.441.1%Wind 11.2629.4%Gas 12.9533.8%Hydro 0.641.7%Biomass 2.245.8%Nuclear 6.4116.7%Coal 1.413.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.6GW · 17:20
Low 25.6 · 04:30Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
64 Out
9
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 January 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Jan
Imported
64GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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