Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 18 January 2017

On Wednesday 18 January, demand averaged 39.5 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

39.5GW AVERAGEWind2.34 GW6%Hydro0.85 GW2%Solar0.52 GW1%Gas21.78 GW53%Coal7.39 GW18%Imports1.26 GW3%Nuclear7.09 GW17%39.5GW AVERAGE53%18%17%
Price
£48.04/MWh
Day average £48.04
Demand39.5GW
Generation 40.0Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables9%
Other20%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 18 January 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 18%. Demand peaked at 48.0 GW at 17:20. The price £48.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 03:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £40.32/MWh at 05:30 to £68.67/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.521.3%Wind 2.345.7%Gas 21.7852.8%Hydro 0.852.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0917.2%Coal 7.3917.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.5avgGeneration 40.0avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.0GW · 17:20
Low 27.8 · 04:20Avg 39.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 40.0Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports7GWh
In
22 Out
29
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 6%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 18 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 18 January 2017, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 18 Jan
Imported
22GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net out
7GWh
Average net flow
0.27GW 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

Average0.80GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 20.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 13.0 GWh

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