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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 January 2024

On Tuesday 2 January, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind13.31 GW39%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.21 GW6%Solar0.09 GW0%Gas7.95 GW23%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports5.08 GW15%Nuclear4.66 GW14%32.1GW AVERAGE39%23%15%14%
Price
£49.17/MWh
Day average £49.17
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables41%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 January 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £49.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£16.93/MWh at 00:00 to £80.93/MWh at 12:00. The price was below zero for 4.5 hours. Wind made 46% 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 0.090.3%Wind 13.3139.0%Gas 7.9523.3%Hydro 0.692.0%Biomass 2.216.5%Nuclear 4.6613.7%Coal 0.110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 17:20
Low 21.3 · 04:30Avg 32.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
114 Out
38
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 2 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 January 2024, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Jan
Imported
114GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWImporting

In 62.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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