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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 January 2024

On Wednesday 10 January, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind9.52 GW23%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.88 GW7%Solar0.87 GW2%Gas22.40 GW55%Coal0.77 GW2%Imports1.15 GW3%Nuclear3.11 GW8%37.4GW AVERAGE23%7%55%8%
Price
£91.30/MWh
Day average £91.30
Demand37.4GW
Generation 39.9Transfers −2.5
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables26%
Other17%
Carbon intensityHigh
247g/kWh
0Day average 247300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 January 2024, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 247 g/kWh and the price £91.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.69/MWh at 00:00 to £125.77/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.872.1%Wind 9.5223.2%Gas 22.4054.6%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.887.0%Nuclear 3.117.6%Coal 0.771.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 39.9avgTransfers −2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 11:30
Low 27.0 · 04:50Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 39.9Transfers −2.5 GW
Net exports62GWh
In
18 Out
80
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 8%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 January 2024, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 80 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Jan
Imported
18GWh
Exported
80GWh
Net out
62GWh
Average net flow
2.58GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.58GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 38.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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