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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 January 2024

On Wednesday 3 January, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind9.65 GW28%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.29 GW7%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas10.10 GW29%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports6.54 GW19%Nuclear4.66 GW14%33.3GW AVERAGE28%29%19%14%
Price
£78.11/MWh
Day average £78.11
Demand33.3GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables31%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 January 2024, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £78.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.61/MWh at 07:00 to £97.10/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.371.1%Wind 9.6528.1%Gas 10.1029.4%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 2.296.7%Nuclear 4.6613.6%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 18:05
Low 23.9 · 03:55Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports132GWh
In
148 Out
17
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 January 2024, Great Britain imported 148 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Jan
Imported
148GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
132GWh
Average net flow
5.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.85GWImporting

In 68.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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