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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 January 2017

On Friday 27 January, demand averaged 40.8 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

40.8GW AVERAGEWind5.85 GW14%Hydro0.49 GW1%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas18.27 GW43%Coal7.91 GW19%Imports1.64 GW4%Nuclear7.97 GW19%40.8GW AVERAGE14%43%19%19%
Price
£58.12/MWh
Day average £58.12
Demand40.8GW
Generation 40.8Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables16%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 27 January 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 49.6 GW at 17:25. The price £58.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £44.88/MWh at 22:30 to £77.47/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.360.8%Wind 5.8513.8%Gas 18.2743.0%Hydro 0.491.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9718.8%Coal 7.9118.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.8avgGeneration 40.8avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.6GW · 17:25
Low 29.6 · 04:25Avg 40.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 40.8Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
29 Out
27
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 January 2017, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Jan
Imported
29GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.09GW 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

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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