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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 January 2017

On Sunday 1 January, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind7.18 GW23%Hydro0.96 GW3%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas9.71 GW31%Coal3.53 GW11%Imports2.07 GW7%Nuclear7.33 GW24%30.3GW AVERAGE23%31%11%24%
Price
£44.57/MWh
Day average £44.57
Demand30.3GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables27%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 January 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 16:55. The price £44.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £38.29/MWh at 08:00 to £67.98/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.110.4%Wind 7.1823.2%Gas 9.7131.4%Hydro 0.963.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3323.7%Coal 3.5311.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 16:55
Low 22.2 · 05:55Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
43 Out
4
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 1 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 January 2017, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Jan
Imported
43GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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