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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 20 January 2024

On Saturday 20 January, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind19.89 GW54%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass0.75 GW2%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas9.11 GW25%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports3.32 GW9%Nuclear2.48 GW7%34.9GW AVERAGE54%25%9%
Price
£68.49/MWh
Day average £68.49
Demand34.9GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables56%
Other18%
Carbon intensityModerate
117g/kWh
0Day average 117300
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Key moments

On Saturday 20 January 2024, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 117 g/kWh and the price £68.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.7 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (150 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.19/MWh at 02:30 to £83.55/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 59% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.350.9%Wind 19.8954.1%Gas 9.1124.8%Hydro 0.481.3%Biomass 0.752.0%Nuclear 2.486.8%Coal 0.421.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 17:30
Low 27.0 · 05:00Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
75 Out
34
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 7%Hydro 1%Wind 59%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 20 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 20 January 2024, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 20 Jan
Imported
75GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 19.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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