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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 31 January 2024

On Wednesday 31 January, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind16.83 GW44%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass3.04 GW8%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas8.32 GW22%Coal1.17 GW3%Imports3.78 GW10%Nuclear3.72 GW10%35.8GW AVERAGE44%8%22%10%10%
Price
£61.32/MWh
Day average £61.32
Demand35.8GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables47%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 31 January 2024, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £61.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.0 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.19/MWh at 23:30 to £77.84/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 49% 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 0.360.9%Wind 16.8344.5%Gas 8.3222.0%Hydro 0.631.7%Biomass 3.048.0%Nuclear 3.729.8%Coal 1.173.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 12:55
Low 25.0 · 04:25Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
84 Out
38
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 31 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 31 January 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 31 Jan
Imported
84GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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