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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 January 2024

On Friday 19 January, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind15.61 GW38%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass0.74 GW2%Solar1.21 GW3%Gas17.46 GW42%Coal0.85 GW2%Imports2.58 GW6%Nuclear2.48 GW6%39.0GW AVERAGE38%42%
Price
£70.74/MWh
Day average £70.74
Demand39.0GW
Generation 38.8Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables42%
Other14%
Carbon intensityHigh
194g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 19 January 2024, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 38%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 09:35. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £70.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.13/MWh at 00:00 to £96.51/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.212.9%Wind 15.6137.7%Gas 17.4642.2%Hydro 0.431.0%Biomass 0.741.8%Nuclear 2.486.0%Coal 0.852.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 38.8avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 09:35
Low 29.1 · 04:10Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 38.8Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
58 Out
49
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 6%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 January 2024, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Jan
Imported
58GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 24.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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