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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 January 2024

On Friday 12 January, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind5.50 GW14%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.88 GW7%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas22.90 GW59%Coal1.15 GW3%Imports2.57 GW7%Nuclear3.10 GW8%36.0GW AVERAGE14%7%59%8%
Price
£92.13/MWh
Day average £92.13
Demand36.0GW
Generation 36.1Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables16%
Other22%
Carbon intensityVery high
276g/kWh
0Day average 276300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 January 2024, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 276 g/kWh and the price £92.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (223 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.59/MWh at 02:00 to £114.52/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 63% 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 0.160.4%Wind 5.5014.2%Gas 22.9059.2%Hydro 0.431.1%Biomass 2.887.4%Nuclear 3.108.0%Coal 1.153.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 36.1avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 11:50
Low 26.0 · 04:20Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.1Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports3GWh
In
52 Out
55
Zero-carbon share25%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 12 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 January 2024, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Jan
Imported
52GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
3GWh
Average net flow
0.14GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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