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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 January 2017

On Monday 16 January, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind2.08 GW5%Hydro0.85 GW2%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas21.22 GW53%Coal7.72 GW19%Imports1.38 GW3%Nuclear6.74 GW17%38.4GW AVERAGE53%19%17%
Price
£60.76/MWh
Day average £60.76
Demand38.4GW
Generation 38.8Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables8%
Other20%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 16 January 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 47.7 GW at 17:25. The price £60.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 03:25. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.80/MWh at 03:30 to £148.00/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.150.4%Wind 2.085.2%Gas 21.2252.9%Hydro 0.852.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7416.8%Coal 7.7219.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 38.8avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.7GW · 17:25
Low 25.4 · 04:25Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 38.8Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports6GWh
In
22 Out
28
Zero-carbon share25%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 5%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 January 2017, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Jan
Imported
22GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net out
6GWh
Average net flow
0.26GW 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

Average0.47GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 11.5 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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