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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 January 2020

On Wednesday 29 January, demand averaged 38.5 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

38.5GW AVERAGEWind15.48 GW40%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.29 GW6%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas9.25 GW24%Coal1.09 GW3%Imports2.69 GW7%Nuclear6.74 GW17%38.5GW AVERAGE40%24%17%
Price
£34.52/MWh
Day average £34.52
Demand38.5GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables43%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 January 2020, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £34.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.05/MWh at 23:30 to £46.16/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 43% 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 0.852.2%Wind 15.4839.7%Gas 9.2523.7%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.295.9%Nuclear 6.7417.3%Coal 1.092.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.5avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 17:25
Low 27.6 · 04:15Avg 38.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
61 Out
5
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 January 2020, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 Jan
Imported
61GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.93GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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