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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 January 2017

On Thursday 12 January, demand averaged 39.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

39.5GW AVERAGEWind7.93 GW19%Hydro0.88 GW2%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas16.23 GW40%Coal6.79 GW17%Imports1.83 GW4%Nuclear7.06 GW17%39.5GW AVERAGE19%40%17%17%
Price
£59.36/MWh
Day average £59.36
Demand39.5GW
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables22%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 January 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 49.2 GW at 17:20. The price £59.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £38.62/MWh at 03:30 to £98.44/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 42% 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 0.110.3%Wind 7.9319.4%Gas 16.2339.7%Hydro 0.882.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0617.3%Coal 6.7916.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.5avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.2GW · 17:20
Low 26.7 · 04:40Avg 39.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports11GWh
In
31 Out
21
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 12 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 January 2017, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Jan
Imported
31GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
11GWh
Average net flow
0.45GW 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

Average0.66GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 12.7 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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