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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 January 2020

On Tuesday 28 January, demand averaged 38.7 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

38.7GW AVERAGEWind13.21 GW34%Hydro0.56 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW6%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas10.69 GW27%Coal1.10 GW3%Imports3.81 GW10%Nuclear6.62 GW17%38.7GW AVERAGE34%27%10%17%
Price
£34.07/MWh
Day average £34.07
Demand38.7GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 January 2020, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £34.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.3 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.87/MWh at 05:00 to £44.07/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 38% 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 0.741.9%Wind 13.2133.9%Gas 10.6927.5%Hydro 0.561.4%Biomass 2.185.6%Nuclear 6.6217.0%Coal 1.102.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.7avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 17:30
Low 27.0 · 04:25Avg 38.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
89 Out
1
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 January 2020, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Jan
Imported
89GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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