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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 January 2017

On Friday 20 January, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind1.76 GW4%Hydro0.82 GW2%Solar0.94 GW2%Gas20.88 GW51%Coal7.77 GW19%Imports1.18 GW3%Nuclear7.49 GW18%39.0GW AVERAGE51%19%18%
Price
£51.11/MWh
Day average £51.11
Demand39.0GW
Generation 39.7Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables9%
Other21%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 20 January 2017, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 17:25. The price £51.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £41.17/MWh at 23:30 to £76.17/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.942.3%Wind 1.764.3%Gas 20.8851.1%Hydro 0.822.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4918.3%Coal 7.7719.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 39.7avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 17:25
Low 27.7 · 04:20Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 39.7Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports14GWh
In
19 Out
33
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 20 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 January 2017, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Jan
Imported
19GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net out
14GWh
Average net flow
0.60GW 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

Average1.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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