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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 January 2017

On Sunday 8 January, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind2.33 GW7%Hydro0.78 GW2%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas17.16 GW50%Coal4.30 GW13%Imports1.65 GW5%Nuclear7.57 GW22%32.8GW AVERAGE50%13%22%
Price
£45.20/MWh
Day average £45.20
Demand32.8GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables10%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 January 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 17:00. The price £45.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £38.30/MWh at 05:00 to £62.22/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.200.6%Wind 2.336.8%Gas 17.1650.5%Hydro 0.782.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5722.3%Coal 4.3012.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 17:00
Low 23.4 · 05:00Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
32 Out
15
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 January 2017, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Jan
Imported
32GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.73GW 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

Average0.46GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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