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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 January 2024

On Thursday 4 January, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind6.85 GW19%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.95 GW8%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas14.55 GW41%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports5.17 GW15%Nuclear4.65 GW13%34.0GW AVERAGE19%8%41%15%13%
Price
£77.25/MWh
Day average £77.25
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables22%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 January 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £77.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.83/MWh at 03:30 to £115.45/MWh at 16:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.361.0%Wind 6.8519.3%Gas 14.5541.0%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 2.958.3%Nuclear 4.6513.1%Coal 0.371.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:05
Low 24.0 · 04:05Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
117 Out
25
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 4 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 January 2024, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Jan
Imported
117GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.47GWImporting

In 59.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.16GWImporting

In 27.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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