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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 January 2017

On Monday 9 January, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind8.55 GW22%Hydro0.84 GW2%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas15.47 GW40%Coal4.66 GW12%Imports1.18 GW3%Nuclear7.88 GW20%37.2GW AVERAGE22%40%12%20%
Price
£45.83/MWh
Day average £45.83
Demand37.2GW
Generation 37.5Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables25%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 9 January 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 48.6 GW at 17:25. The price £45.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.66/MWh at 05:30 to £65.66/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 41% 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 0.140.3%Wind 8.5522.1%Gas 15.4740.0%Hydro 0.842.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8820.4%Coal 4.6612.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 37.5avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.6GW · 17:25
Low 23.6 · 03:55Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 37.5Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports3GWh
In
21 Out
24
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 January 2017, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Jan
Imported
21GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net out
3GWh
Average net flow
0.12GW 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

Average0.67GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 17.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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