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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 January 2017

On Monday 23 January, demand averaged 39.9 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

39.9GW AVERAGEWind1.67 GW4%Hydro0.50 GW1%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas20.89 GW51%Coal8.42 GW20%Imports1.30 GW3%Nuclear7.96 GW19%39.9GW AVERAGE51%20%19%
Price
£67.18/MWh
Day average £67.18
Demand39.9GW
Generation 39.9Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables6%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 23 January 2017, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 20%. Demand peaked at 49.3 GW at 17:35. The price £67.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £43.80/MWh at 02:00 to £135.24/MWh at 09:00. 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 0.471.1%Wind 1.674.0%Gas 20.8950.7%Hydro 0.501.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9619.3%Coal 8.4220.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.9avgGeneration 39.9avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.3GW · 17:35
Low 27.1 · 04:25Avg 39.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.9Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
21 Out
19
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 January 2017, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Jan
Imported
21GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.07GW 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

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 10.4 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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