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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 January 2017

On Wednesday 25 January, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind6.81 GW16%Hydro0.41 GW1%Solar0.57 GW1%Gas16.85 GW40%Coal8.08 GW19%Imports1.06 GW3%Nuclear7.96 GW19%39.8GW AVERAGE16%40%19%19%
Price
£51.30/MWh
Day average £51.30
Demand39.8GW
Generation 40.7Transfers −0.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables19%
Other22%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 January 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 19%. Demand peaked at 49.6 GW at 17:20. The price £51.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £42.48/MWh at 05:30 to £77.15/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 41% 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 0.571.4%Wind 6.8116.3%Gas 16.8540.4%Hydro 0.411.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9619.1%Coal 8.0819.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 40.7avgTransfers −0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.6GW · 17:20
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 40.7Transfers −0.9 GW
Net exports17GWh
In
17 Out
34
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 January 2017, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Jan
Imported
17GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net out
17GWh
Average net flow
0.69GW 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 24.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 13.8 GWh

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