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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 January 2017

On Tuesday 24 January, demand averaged 39.6 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

39.6GW AVERAGEWind4.74 GW11%Hydro0.45 GW1%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas18.54 GW45%Coal7.84 GW19%Imports1.09 GW3%Nuclear7.96 GW19%39.6GW AVERAGE11%45%19%19%
Price
£55.45/MWh
Day average £55.45
Demand39.6GW
Generation 40.2Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables14%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 January 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 48.3 GW at 17:30. The price £55.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £44.28/MWh at 23:30 to £105.16/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.721.7%Wind 4.7411.5%Gas 18.5444.8%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9619.3%Coal 7.8419.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.6avgGeneration 40.2avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.3GW · 17:30
Low 27.9 · 04:20Avg 39.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 40.2Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports12GWh
In
18 Out
29
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 January 2017, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Jan
Imported
18GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net out
12GWh
Average net flow
0.48GW 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

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 21.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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