Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 21 January 2017

On Saturday 21 January, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind2.12 GW6%Hydro0.66 GW2%Solar0.54 GW1%Gas18.62 GW50%Coal6.14 GW16%Imports1.72 GW5%Nuclear7.75 GW21%36.0GW AVERAGE50%16%21%
Price
£50.19/MWh
Day average £50.19
Demand36.0GW
Generation 35.8Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables9%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 21 January 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:30. The price £50.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £38.27/MWh at 05:30 to £82.30/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 52% 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 0.541.4%Wind 2.125.6%Gas 18.6249.6%Hydro 0.661.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7520.6%Coal 6.1416.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 35.8avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:30
Low 26.5 · 04:55Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 35.8Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
33 Out
24
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 6%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 21 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 21 January 2017, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 21 Jan
Imported
33GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.34GW in

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

Average0.82GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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