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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 January 2024

On Friday 26 January, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind17.73 GW50%Hydro0.86 GW2%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar1.42 GW4%Gas5.03 GW14%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports4.88 GW14%Nuclear3.11 GW9%34.2GW AVERAGE50%14%14%9%
Price
£56.54/MWh
Day average £56.54
Demand34.2GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables56%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 January 2024, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £56.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.9 GW at 04:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (135 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.51/MWh at 12:30 to £80.81/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 58% 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 1.424.0%Wind 17.7349.9%Gas 5.0314.2%Hydro 0.862.4%Biomass 2.156.0%Nuclear 3.118.7%Coal 0.351.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 10:30
Low 24.9 · 04:35Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
109 Out
22
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 3%Wind 58%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 January 2024, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Jan
Imported
109GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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