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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 January 2017

On Sunday 15 January, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind4.35 GW12%Hydro0.80 GW2%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas15.35 GW43%Coal6.82 GW19%Imports1.82 GW5%Nuclear6.44 GW18%34.4GW AVERAGE12%43%19%18%
Price
£52.26/MWh
Day average £52.26
Demand34.4GW
Generation 33.9Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables15%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 January 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:25. The price £52.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 08:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £41.88/MWh at 06:30 to £87.02/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.140.4%Wind 4.3512.2%Gas 15.3543.0%Hydro 0.802.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.4418.0%Coal 6.8219.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:25
Low 24.7 · 04:55Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
35 Out
17
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 January 2017, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Jan
Imported
35GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.75GW 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

Average0.54GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 14.0 GWh

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