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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 January 2017

On Friday 6 January, demand averaged 39.2 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

39.2GW AVERAGEWind5.15 GW13%Hydro0.90 GW2%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas19.60 GW48%Coal5.98 GW15%Imports1.50 GW4%Nuclear7.40 GW18%39.2GW AVERAGE13%48%15%18%
Price
£54.46/MWh
Day average £54.46
Demand39.2GW
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 6 January 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 48.1 GW at 17:15. The price £54.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 04:45. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £41.68/MWh at 23:00 to £96.93/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.160.4%Wind 5.1512.6%Gas 19.6048.2%Hydro 0.902.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4018.2%Coal 5.9814.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.2avgGeneration 39.2avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.1GW · 17:15
Low 27.9 · 04:25Avg 39.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
26 Out
23
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 January 2017, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Jan
Imported
26GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.10GW 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

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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