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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 January 2024

On Friday 5 January, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind8.54 GW24%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.81 GW8%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas13.81 GW39%Coal0.01 GW0%Imports4.60 GW13%Nuclear4.28 GW12%34.0GW AVERAGE24%8%39%13%12%
Price
£77.81/MWh
Day average £77.81
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables27%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 January 2024, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £77.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.99/MWh at 03:30 to £95.48/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 45% 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 8.5424.4%Gas 13.8139.5%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 2.818.0%Nuclear 4.2812.2%Coal 0.010.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 11:50
Low 23.1 · 05:00Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
106 Out
15
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 January 2024, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Jan
Imported
106GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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