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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 January 2017

On Monday 2 January, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind4.73 GW14%Hydro0.90 GW3%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas14.75 GW43%Coal3.97 GW12%Imports1.53 GW4%Nuclear7.56 GW22%33.2GW AVERAGE14%43%12%22%
Price
£48.27/MWh
Day average £48.27
Demand33.2GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables19%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 2 January 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 17:25. The price £48.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £41.00/MWh at 06:30 to £75.62/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 45% 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 0.782.3%Wind 4.7313.8%Gas 14.7543.1%Hydro 0.902.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5622.1%Coal 3.9711.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 17:25
Low 23.3 · 04:25Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
29 Out
16
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 2 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 January 2017, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Jan
Imported
29GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.54GW 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

Average0.26GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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