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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 January 2024

On Monday 8 January, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind10.71 GW27%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.59 GW7%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas18.39 GW47%Coal0.77 GW2%Imports2.43 GW6%Nuclear3.51 GW9%37.3GW AVERAGE27%47%9%
Price
£80.31/MWh
Day average £80.31
Demand37.3GW
Generation 36.7Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables29%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 January 2024, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 16:25. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £80.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.30/MWh at 23:30 to £100.71/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.220.6%Wind 10.7127.4%Gas 18.3947.1%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 2.596.6%Nuclear 3.519.0%Coal 0.772.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 16:25
Low 25.6 · 04:25Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
54 Out
33
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 January 2024, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Jan
Imported
54GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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