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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 January 2017

On Thursday 19 January, demand averaged 39.3 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

39.3GW AVERAGEWind1.55 GW4%Hydro0.84 GW2%Solar0.54 GW1%Gas21.81 GW53%Coal7.92 GW19%Imports1.19 GW3%Nuclear7.34 GW18%39.3GW AVERAGE53%19%18%
Price
£50.14/MWh
Day average £50.14
Demand39.3GW
Generation 40.0Transfers −0.8
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables7%
Other21%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 January 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 47.7 GW at 17:20. The price £50.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 05:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £41.28/MWh at 04:30 to £80.72/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 0.541.3%Wind 1.553.8%Gas 21.8152.9%Hydro 0.842.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3417.8%Coal 7.9219.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.3avgGeneration 40.0avgTransfers −0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.7GW · 17:20
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 39.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 40.0Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports16GWh
In
19 Out
36
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 January 2017, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Jan
Imported
19GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net out
16GWh
Average net flow
0.68GW 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

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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