All interconnectors
Sat 14 Jan- Imported
- 33GWh
- Exported
- 21GWh
- Net in
- 13GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.52GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 January 2017
On Saturday 14 January, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.
Price
£51.39/MWh
Day average £51.39
Demand36.0GW
Generation 35.7Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables20%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 14 January 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 17%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:25. The price £51.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.61/MWh at 04:00 to £96.93/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.521.4%Wind 5.9916.0%Gas 15.5741.7%Hydro 0.792.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.3517.0%Coal 6.4217.2%
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Demand 29.3Generation 28.7Transfers 0.6
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Demand 36.0avgGeneration 35.7avgTransfers 0.4avg
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:25
Low 26.9 · 04:55Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 35.7Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports13GWh
In33
Out21
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 1%
Transfers · Sat 14 Jan
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 14 January 2017, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.75GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 1.8 GWhOut 19.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.30GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 8.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.97GWImporting
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-1
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In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.15GWPumping
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Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh
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