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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 January 2017

On Thursday 5 January, demand averaged 39.9 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

39.9GW AVERAGEWind2.92 GW7%Hydro0.93 GW2%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas21.13 GW51%Coal6.07 GW15%Imports1.80 GW4%Nuclear7.39 GW18%39.9GW AVERAGE7%51%15%18%
Price
£53.02/MWh
Day average £53.02
Demand39.9GW
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables11%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 January 2017, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 49.2 GW at 17:00. The price £53.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £38.40/MWh at 02:00 to £80.49/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.781.9%Wind 2.927.1%Gas 21.1351.5%Hydro 0.932.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3918.0%Coal 6.0714.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.9avgGeneration 39.2avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.2GW · 17:00
Low 27.6 · 04:20Avg 39.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
33 Out
15
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 January 2017, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Jan
Imported
33GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.75GW 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

Average0.36GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 10.6 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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