All interconnectors
Sat 28 Jan- Imported
- 36GWh
- Exported
- 9GWh
- Net in
- 26GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.10GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 January 2017
On Saturday 28 January, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.
Price
£49.11/MWh
Day average £49.11
Demand35.2GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables15%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 28 January 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 17:35. The price £49.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £42.25/MWh at 14:30 to £75.55/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.581.6%Wind 4.3111.9%Gas 16.3245.2%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5320.9%Coal 5.1214.2%
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Demand 29.2Generation 28.7Transfers 0.6
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Demand 35.2avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 0.9avg
Peak demand44.1GW · 17:35
Low 26.4 · 04:50Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports26GWh
In36
Out9
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%
Transfers · Sat 28 Jan
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 28 January 2017, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.04GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 7.6 GWhOut 6.6 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.16GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
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In 6.6 GWhOut 2.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.90GWImporting
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-1
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In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.20GWPumping
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Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 13.8 GWh
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