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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 January 2024

On Monday 15 January, demand averaged 38.7 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

38.7GW AVERAGEWind15.13 GW37%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar1.24 GW3%Gas15.40 GW38%Coal1.46 GW4%Imports2.31 GW6%Nuclear2.66 GW7%38.7GW AVERAGE37%38%
Price
£77.98/MWh
Day average £77.98
Demand38.7GW
Generation 38.5Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables41%
Other18%
Carbon intensityHigh
196g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 15 January 2024, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 37%. Demand peaked at 47.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 196 g/kWh and the price £77.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 05:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.58/MWh at 05:30 to £95.52/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.243.1%Wind 15.1337.1%Gas 15.4037.8%Hydro 0.240.6%Biomass 2.335.7%Nuclear 2.666.5%Coal 1.463.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.7avgGeneration 38.5avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.0GW · 11:30
Low 26.4 · 04:20Avg 38.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 38.5Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
49 Out
39
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 7%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 January 2024, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Jan
Imported
49GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh

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