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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 January 2024

On Tuesday 9 January, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind13.69 GW32%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW7%Solar0.94 GW2%Gas19.61 GW46%Coal0.60 GW1%Imports0.89 GW2%Nuclear3.25 GW8%38.0GW AVERAGE32%46%8%
Price
£71.67/MWh
Day average £71.67
Demand38.0GW
Generation 41.3Transfers −3.3
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables35%
Other17%
Carbon intensityHigh
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 January 2024, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £71.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (164 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (243 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.73/MWh at 04:30 to £93.81/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.942.2%Wind 13.6932.4%Gas 19.6146.5%Hydro 0.350.8%Biomass 2.876.8%Nuclear 3.257.7%Coal 0.601.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 41.3avgTransfers −3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 12:20
Low 26.7 · 04:55Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 41.3Transfers −3.3 GW
Net exports77GWh
In
16 Out
92
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 8%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 January 2024, Great Britain imported 16 GWh and exported 92 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (50 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Jan
Imported
16GWh
Exported
92GWh
Net out
77GWh
Average net flow
3.19GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.10GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 50.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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