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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 January 2024

On Sunday 7 January, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind5.80 GW17%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.70 GW8%Solar0.55 GW2%Gas13.43 GW40%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports6.34 GW19%Nuclear3.68 GW11%32.4GW AVERAGE17%8%40%19%11%
Price
£87.16/MWh
Day average £87.16
Demand32.4GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables20%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
196g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 January 2024, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 196 g/kWh and the price £87.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 05:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (142 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.25/MWh at 23:30 to £112.94/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.551.6%Wind 5.8017.3%Gas 13.4340.0%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 2.708.0%Nuclear 3.6810.9%Coal 0.571.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 17:35
Low 23.9 · 04:30Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports125GWh
In
147 Out
22
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 7 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 January 2024, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Jan
Imported
147GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
125GWh
Average net flow
5.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.63GWImporting

In 63.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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