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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 4 January 2017

On Wednesday 4 January, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind5.66 GW14%Hydro0.88 GW2%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas18.67 GW47%Coal5.60 GW14%Imports1.40 GW4%Nuclear7.38 GW18%38.3GW AVERAGE14%47%14%18%
Price
£43.41/MWh
Day average £43.41
Demand38.3GW
Generation 38.5Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables17%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 4 January 2017, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 48.1 GW at 17:20. The price £43.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £24.33/MWh at 05:00 to £59.67/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.340.9%Wind 5.6614.2%Gas 18.6746.7%Hydro 0.882.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3818.5%Coal 5.6014.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 38.5avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.1GW · 17:20
Low 26.1 · 04:25Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 38.5Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
26 Out
28
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 4 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 4 January 2017, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 4 Jan
Imported
26GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.08GW out

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

Average0.70GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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