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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 January 2017

On Tuesday 10 January, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind8.56 GW22%Hydro0.88 GW2%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas15.70 GW39%Coal5.56 GW14%Imports1.15 GW3%Nuclear7.66 GW19%38.0GW AVERAGE22%39%14%19%
Price
£49.71/MWh
Day average £49.71
Demand38.0GW
Generation 38.6Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables24%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 January 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 48.5 GW at 17:20. The price £49.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 07:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £38.18/MWh at 04:30 to £75.10/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.270.7%Wind 8.5621.5%Gas 15.7039.5%Hydro 0.882.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6619.3%Coal 5.5614.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 38.6avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.5GW · 17:20
Low 25.8 · 04:25Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 38.6Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports12GWh
In
19 Out
31
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 January 2017, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Jan
Imported
19GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net out
12GWh
Average net flow
0.50GW 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

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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