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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 January 2024

On Thursday 18 January, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind10.21 GW24%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.46 GW6%Solar1.32 GW3%Gas20.85 GW50%Coal1.06 GW3%Imports3.24 GW8%Nuclear2.48 GW6%39.8GW AVERAGE24%50%8%
Price
£83.39/MWh
Day average £83.39
Demand39.8GW
Generation 38.8Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables29%
Other19%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 January 2024, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £83.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.36/MWh at 02:00 to £108.20/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 54% 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 1.323.1%Wind 10.2124.3%Gas 20.8549.5%Hydro 0.471.1%Biomass 2.465.8%Nuclear 2.485.9%Coal 1.062.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 38.8avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 10:35
Low 28.4 · 05:00Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 38.8Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
71 Out
47
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 6%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 18 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 January 2024, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
0.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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