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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 January 2017

On Sunday 29 January, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind3.16 GW9%Hydro0.41 GW1%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas17.46 GW49%Coal4.85 GW14%Imports2.06 GW6%Nuclear7.41 GW21%34.6GW AVERAGE9%49%14%21%
Price
£53.42/MWh
Day average £53.42
Demand34.6GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables11%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 January 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 45.3 GW at 17:35. The price £53.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 04:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £42.43/MWh at 03:30 to £77.83/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.330.9%Wind 3.168.9%Gas 17.4648.9%Hydro 0.411.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4120.8%Coal 4.8513.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.3GW · 17:35
Low 25.3 · 04:45Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
39 Out
10
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 January 2017, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Jan
Imported
39GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.21GW 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

Average0.09GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 3.3 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

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 10.8 GWhPumped 15.8 GWh

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