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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 21 January 2024

On Sunday 21 January, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind18.24 GW54%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass0.95 GW3%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas5.44 GW16%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports5.66 GW17%Nuclear2.48 GW7%33.2GW AVERAGE54%16%17%7%
Price
£71.05/MWh
Day average £71.05
Demand33.2GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables57%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
84g/kWh
0Day average 84300
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Key moments

On Sunday 21 January 2024, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 84 g/kWh and the price £71.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (128 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.26/MWh at 08:00 to £93.79/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 65% 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 0.310.9%Wind 18.2453.8%Gas 5.4416.0%Hydro 0.641.9%Biomass 0.952.8%Nuclear 2.487.3%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:05
Low 25.0 · 04:10Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
126 Out
6
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 2%Wind 65%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 21 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 21 January 2024, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 21 Jan
Imported
126GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
4.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 39.7 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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