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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 January 2020

On Thursday 30 January, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind14.70 GW39%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.38 GW6%Solar0.19 GW0%Gas8.27 GW22%Coal1.38 GW4%Imports3.43 GW9%Nuclear6.95 GW18%37.5GW AVERAGE39%22%9%18%
Price
£28.66/MWh
Day average £28.66
Demand37.5GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables41%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 January 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £28.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£0.88/MWh at 23:30 to £39.35/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. 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 0.190.5%Wind 14.7038.8%Gas 8.2721.8%Hydro 0.601.6%Biomass 2.386.3%Nuclear 6.9518.3%Coal 1.383.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 17:30
Low 26.4 · 04:20Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
77 Out
6
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 January 2020, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Jan
Imported
77GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.58GWImporting

In 37.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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