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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 January 2024

On Saturday 6 January, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind6.18 GW19%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.37 GW7%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas12.82 GW39%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports5.87 GW18%Nuclear3.94 GW12%31.6GW AVERAGE19%7%39%18%12%
Price
£81.95/MWh
Day average £81.95
Demand31.6GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables23%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 January 2024, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £81.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 02:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.99/MWh at 04:00 to £106.92/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.682.1%Wind 6.1819.0%Gas 12.8239.3%Hydro 0.581.8%Biomass 2.377.3%Nuclear 3.9412.1%Coal 0.170.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 17:35
Low 23.9 · 04:35Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports117GWh
In
135 Out
18
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 January 2024, Great Britain imported 135 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Jan
Imported
135GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
117GWh
Average net flow
4.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.54GWImporting

In 61.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.16GWImporting

In 27.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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