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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 January 2024

On Tuesday 30 January, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind10.33 GW29%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass2.94 GW8%Solar0.50 GW1%Gas11.57 GW32%Coal1.08 GW3%Imports4.88 GW14%Nuclear3.70 GW10%34.4GW AVERAGE29%8%32%14%10%
Price
£63.95/MWh
Day average £63.95
Demand34.4GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables32%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 January 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £63.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.91/MWh at 04:30 to £83.74/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.501.4%Wind 10.3328.9%Gas 11.5732.4%Hydro 0.742.1%Biomass 2.948.2%Nuclear 3.7010.4%Coal 1.083.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 17:20
Low 23.8 · 04:25Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
108 Out
23
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 January 2024, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 Jan
Imported
108GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 42.0 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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