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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 January 2024

On Tuesday 23 January, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind18.66 GW50%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass0.82 GW2%Solar0.09 GW0%Gas7.81 GW21%Coal0.32 GW1%Imports6.21 GW17%Nuclear2.48 GW7%36.5GW AVERAGE50%21%17%
Price
£48.37/MWh
Day average £48.37
Demand36.5GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables53%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
99g/kWh
0Day average 99300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 January 2024, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 99 g/kWh and the price £48.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (140 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.32/MWh at 02:30 to £80.41/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 60% 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 0.090.2%Wind 18.6650.2%Gas 7.8121.0%Hydro 0.792.1%Biomass 0.822.2%Nuclear 2.486.7%Coal 0.320.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 17:30
Low 25.0 · 04:30Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports133GWh
In
139 Out
6
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 8%Hydro 3%Wind 60%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 January 2024, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 Jan
Imported
139GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
133GWh
Average net flow
5.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.22GWImporting

In 53.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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