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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 January 2024

On Saturday 27 January, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind14.05 GW42%Hydro0.78 GW2%Biomass2.89 GW9%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas6.06 GW18%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports5.11 GW15%Nuclear3.49 GW10%32.1GW AVERAGE42%9%18%15%10%
Price
£55.33/MWh
Day average £55.33
Demand32.1GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables47%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
100g/kWh
0Day average 100300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 January 2024, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 100 g/kWh and the price £55.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (130 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.29/MWh at 23:30 to £81.94/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 50% 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 0.752.2%Wind 14.0542.0%Gas 6.0618.1%Hydro 0.782.3%Biomass 2.898.6%Nuclear 3.4910.4%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 17:25
Low 24.3 · 04:20Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
116 Out
20
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 3%Wind 50%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 January 2024, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Jan
Imported
116GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
3.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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