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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 January 2017

On Tuesday 17 January, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind1.70 GW4%Hydro0.89 GW2%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas22.57 GW55%Coal7.74 GW19%Imports1.15 GW3%Nuclear6.87 GW17%39.4GW AVERAGE55%19%17%
Price
£67.24/MWh
Day average £67.24
Demand39.4GW
Generation 40.2Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables7%
Other19%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 January 2017, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 48.3 GW at 17:20. The price £67.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £41.80/MWh at 05:30 to £126.61/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.411.0%Wind 1.704.1%Gas 22.5754.6%Hydro 0.892.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8716.6%Coal 7.7418.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 40.2avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.3GW · 17:20
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 40.2Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports14GWh
In
18 Out
32
Zero-carbon share25%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 January 2017, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 Jan
Imported
18GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net out
14GWh
Average net flow
0.59GW 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

Average0.74GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh

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