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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 January 2024

On Thursday 11 January, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind7.66 GW19%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW7%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas23.60 GW59%Coal0.82 GW2%Imports1.09 GW3%Nuclear3.11 GW8%36.8GW AVERAGE19%7%59%8%
Price
£84.97/MWh
Day average £84.97
Demand36.8GW
Generation 38.9Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables21%
Other18%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 January 2024, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £84.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (243 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.55/MWh at 00:00 to £109.66/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 61% 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 0.461.2%Wind 7.6619.2%Gas 23.6059.0%Hydro 0.370.9%Biomass 2.877.2%Nuclear 3.117.8%Coal 0.822.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 11:30
Low 26.8 · 04:45Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports49GWh
In
18 Out
66
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 8%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 11 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 January 2024, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Jan
Imported
18GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net out
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 25.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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