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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 January 2024

On Saturday 13 January, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind8.25 GW24%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.45 GW4%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas15.85 GW46%Coal0.97 GW3%Imports4.31 GW12%Nuclear3.10 GW9%33.3GW AVERAGE24%46%12%9%
Price
£87.61/MWh
Day average £87.61
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables26%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 January 2024, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £87.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 03:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.45/MWh at 23:00 to £108.63/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.541.5%Wind 8.2523.8%Gas 15.8545.6%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 1.454.2%Nuclear 3.108.9%Coal 0.972.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 18:05
Low 25.1 · 04:50Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
97 Out
26
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 January 2024, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Jan
Imported
97GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.11GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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