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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 January 2024

On Wednesday 24 January, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind17.00 GW46%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass1.62 GW4%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas8.02 GW22%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports5.73 GW16%Nuclear2.64 GW7%35.5GW AVERAGE46%22%16%7%
Price
£52.81/MWh
Day average £52.81
Demand35.5GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables51%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
106g/kWh
0Day average 106300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 January 2024, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 106 g/kWh and the price £52.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.9 GW at 08:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.24/MWh at 03:30 to £83.26/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 55% 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 0.772.1%Wind 17.0046.2%Gas 8.0221.8%Hydro 0.812.2%Biomass 1.624.4%Nuclear 2.647.2%Coal 0.200.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:25
Low 26.8 · 04:40Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
130 Out
21
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 8%Hydro 3%Wind 55%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 January 2024, Great Britain imported 130 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Jan
Imported
130GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.47GWImporting

In 59.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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