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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 January 2024

On Monday 22 January, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind19.02 GW51%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass0.91 GW2%Solar0.92 GW2%Gas6.67 GW18%Coal0.40 GW1%Imports6.35 GW17%Nuclear2.48 GW7%36.4GW AVERAGE51%18%17%
Price
£64.50/MWh
Day average £64.50
Demand36.4GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables55%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 January 2024, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £64.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.6 GW at 14:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.81/MWh at 23:30 to £86.92/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 61% 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 0.922.5%Wind 19.0250.7%Gas 6.6717.8%Hydro 0.752.0%Biomass 0.912.4%Nuclear 2.486.6%Coal 0.401.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 17:20
Low 26.1 · 04:10Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports128GWh
In
142 Out
14
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 8%Hydro 2%Wind 61%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 January 2024, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Jan
Imported
142GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
128GWh
Average net flow
5.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.48GWImporting

In 59.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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