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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 January 2024

On Wednesday 17 January, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind7.24 GW18%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.96 GW7%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas21.84 GW54%Coal1.25 GW3%Imports3.61 GW9%Nuclear2.48 GW6%38.9GW AVERAGE18%7%54%9%
Price
£77.45/MWh
Day average £77.45
Demand38.9GW
Generation 36.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables21%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 January 2024, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £77.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.92/MWh at 01:00 to £104.96/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 59% 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 0.621.5%Wind 7.2417.9%Gas 21.8454.0%Hydro 0.441.1%Biomass 2.967.3%Nuclear 2.486.1%Coal 1.253.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 18:45
Low 28.0 · 04:40Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
77 Out
29
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 7%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 January 2024, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Jan
Imported
77GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 47.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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