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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 January 2024

On Sunday 14 January, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind11.18 GW32%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.82 GW5%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas10.97 GW32%Coal1.15 GW3%Imports5.62 GW16%Nuclear3.02 GW9%33.2GW AVERAGE32%32%16%9%
Price
£81.86/MWh
Day average £81.86
Demand33.2GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables35%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
177g/kWh
0Day average 177300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 January 2024, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 177 g/kWh and the price £81.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.17/MWh at 00:00 to £101.48/MWh at 22:30. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.541.6%Wind 11.1832.4%Gas 10.9731.8%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 1.825.3%Nuclear 3.028.8%Coal 1.153.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 17:30
Low 24.5 · 05:10Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports113GWh
In
132 Out
19
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 14 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 January 2024, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Jan
Imported
132GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
113GWh
Average net flow
4.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.05GWImporting

In 49.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.37GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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