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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 January 2024

On Tuesday 16 January, demand averaged 38.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

38.8GW AVERAGEWind10.48 GW25%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass3.01 GW7%Solar0.89 GW2%Gas21.26 GW52%Coal1.53 GW4%Imports1.11 GW3%Nuclear2.48 GW6%38.8GW AVERAGE25%7%52%
Price
£83.40/MWh
Day average £83.40
Demand38.8GW
Generation 40.0Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables29%
Other16%
Carbon intensityHigh
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 January 2024, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £83.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.07/MWh at 23:00 to £116.10/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.892.2%Wind 10.4825.5%Gas 21.2651.6%Hydro 0.411.0%Biomass 3.017.3%Nuclear 2.486.0%Coal 1.533.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.8avgGeneration 40.0avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 12:45
Low 28.5 · 04:30Avg 38.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 40.0Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports30GWh
In
19 Out
49
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 6%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 January 2024, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Jan
Imported
19GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
30GWh
Average net flow
1.24GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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