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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 January 2024

On Monday 29 January, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind7.04 GW20%Hydro0.84 GW2%Biomass3.17 GW9%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas13.10 GW38%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports5.63 GW16%Nuclear3.69 GW11%33.6GW AVERAGE20%9%38%16%11%
Price
£77.24/MWh
Day average £77.24
Demand33.6GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 January 2024, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £77.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.93/MWh at 04:00 to £95.17/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.280.8%Wind 7.0420.3%Gas 13.1037.8%Hydro 0.842.4%Biomass 3.179.1%Nuclear 3.6910.6%Coal 0.922.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 17:20
Low 23.4 · 05:00Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
127 Out
25
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 January 2024, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Jan
Imported
127GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.36GWImporting

In 56.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWGenerating

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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