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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 January 2017

On Monday 30 January, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind4.46 GW11%Hydro0.40 GW1%Solar0.19 GW0%Gas19.52 GW50%Coal5.81 GW15%Imports1.44 GW4%Nuclear7.42 GW19%38.4GW AVERAGE11%50%15%19%
Price
£54.45/MWh
Day average £54.45
Demand38.4GW
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables13%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 30 January 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 48.8 GW at 17:30. The price £54.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £42.75/MWh at 04:30 to £72.76/MWh at 08:30. 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 0.190.5%Wind 4.4611.4%Gas 19.5249.7%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4218.9%Coal 5.8114.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.8GW · 17:30
Low 25.9 · 04:20Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
26 Out
6
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 January 2017, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Jan
Imported
26GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.82GW 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

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 13.7 GWh

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