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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 January 2017

On Sunday 22 January, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 5%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind0.89 GW2%Hydro0.55 GW1%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas18.90 GW51%Coal6.41 GW17%Imports1.67 GW5%Nuclear7.91 GW21%35.5GW AVERAGE51%17%21%
Price
£55.84/MWh
Day average £55.84
Demand35.5GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables5%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 January 2017, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 17:30. The price £55.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £43.86/MWh at 07:30 to £99.26/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.591.6%Wind 0.892.4%Gas 18.9051.2%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9121.4%Coal 6.4117.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 17:30
Low 26.1 · 05:25Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
32 Out
22
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 3%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 January 2017, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Jan
Imported
32GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW 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

Average0.73GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 19.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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