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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 January 2017

On Tuesday 3 January, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind8.22 GW21%Hydro0.85 GW2%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas15.92 GW40%Coal5.00 GW13%Imports1.59 GW4%Nuclear7.45 GW19%38.1GW AVERAGE21%40%13%19%
Price
£47.89/MWh
Day average £47.89
Demand38.1GW
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 January 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 48.8 GW at 17:20. The price £47.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £38.01/MWh at 23:30 to £66.77/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 42% 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 0.391.0%Wind 8.2220.8%Gas 15.9240.4%Hydro 0.852.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4518.9%Coal 5.0012.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.8GW · 17:20
Low 25.1 · 04:20Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
32 Out
20
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 January 2017, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Jan
Imported
32GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.48GW 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

Average0.55GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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