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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 January 2017

On Saturday 7 January, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind1.71 GW5%Hydro0.80 GW2%Solar0.13 GW0%Gas18.85 GW53%Coal5.58 GW16%Imports1.56 GW4%Nuclear7.05 GW20%34.2GW AVERAGE53%16%20%
Price
£50.72/MWh
Day average £50.72
Demand34.2GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables7%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 January 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 17:25. The price £50.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.56/MWh at 05:30 to £83.29/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.130.4%Wind 1.714.8%Gas 18.8552.8%Hydro 0.802.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0519.8%Coal 5.5815.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 17:25
Low 25.4 · 04:45Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
28 Out
22
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 5%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 7 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 January 2017, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Jan
Imported
28GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.23GW 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

Average0.68GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 13.0 GWh

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