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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 31 January 2020

On Friday 31 January, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind15.16 GW42%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas6.98 GW19%Coal1.09 GW3%Imports3.57 GW10%Nuclear6.53 GW18%35.9GW AVERAGE42%19%10%18%
Price
£29.68/MWh
Day average £29.68
Demand35.9GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables44%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Friday 31 January 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £29.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.18/MWh at 00:00 to £43.66/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 46% 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 0.220.6%Wind 15.1641.7%Gas 6.9819.2%Hydro 0.752.1%Biomass 2.035.6%Nuclear 6.5318.0%Coal 1.093.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 17:30
Low 25.9 · 04:20Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
80 Out
4
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 31 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 31 January 2020, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 31 Jan
Imported
80GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWImporting

In 37.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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