All interconnectors
Thu 26 Jan- Imported
- 30GWh
- Exported
- 24GWh
- Net in
- 5GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.21GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 January 2017
On Thursday 26 January, demand averaged 41.3 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.
Price
£53.99/MWh
Day average £53.99
Demand41.3GW
Generation 41.1Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables17%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Thursday 26 January 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 50.8 GW at 17:30. The price £53.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £43.70/MWh at 04:30 to £85.20/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.170.4%Wind 6.7315.7%Gas 18.0142.1%Hydro 0.531.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9818.6%Coal 7.6818.0%
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£45.75
No data for this period
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Demand 31.8Generation 32.6Transfers -0.8
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Demand 41.3avgGeneration 41.1avgTransfers 0.2avg
Peak demand50.8GW · 17:30
Low 28.2 · 04:25Avg 41.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 41.1Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports5GWh
In30
Out24
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 0%
Transfers · Thu 26 Jan
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 26 January 2017, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
0
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
0
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.00GWExporting
-4
-2
0
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 24.1 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.36GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 9.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.85GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
0
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.02GWPumping
-4
-2
0
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 11.2 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh
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