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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 January 2024

On Thursday 25 January, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind13.96 GW39%Hydro0.86 GW2%Biomass1.92 GW5%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas10.53 GW29%Coal0.47 GW1%Imports4.99 GW14%Nuclear2.76 GW8%34.6GW AVERAGE39%29%14%8%
Price
£66.29/MWh
Day average £66.29
Demand34.6GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables42%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 January 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £66.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.81/MWh at 23:30 to £84.70/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 45% 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 0.320.9%Wind 13.9639.0%Gas 10.5329.4%Hydro 0.862.4%Biomass 1.925.3%Nuclear 2.767.7%Coal 0.471.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 11:00
Low 25.0 · 04:35Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
112 Out
23
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 3%Wind 45%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 January 2024, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Jan
Imported
112GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.44GWImporting

In 58.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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