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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 January 2024

On Monday 1 January, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind13.60 GW45%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.70 GW6%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas4.41 GW14%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports4.82 GW16%Nuclear4.67 GW15%28.5GW AVERAGE45%14%16%15%
Price
£51.68/MWh
Day average £51.68
Demand28.5GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables48%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
72g/kWh
0Day average 72300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 January 2024, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 72 g/kWh and the price £51.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:00 (41 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (116 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£20.16/MWh at 23:30 to £82.01/MWh at 10:30. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.421.4%Wind 13.6044.7%Gas 4.4114.5%Hydro 0.682.2%Biomass 1.705.6%Nuclear 4.6715.4%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 17:00
Low 21.5 · 05:30Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
109 Out
31
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 53%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 1 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 January 2024, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Jan
Imported
109GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.35GWImporting

In 56.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.38GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 15.5 GWh

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