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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 31 January 2017

On Tuesday 31 January, demand averaged 38.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

38.7GW AVERAGEWind6.32 GW16%Hydro0.47 GW1%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas18.45 GW45%Coal6.95 GW17%Imports0.96 GW2%Nuclear7.42 GW18%38.7GW AVERAGE16%45%17%18%
Price
£53.01/MWh
Day average £53.01
Demand38.7GW
Generation 39.7Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables17%
Other21%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 31 January 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 17:20. The price £53.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.34/MWh at 05:00 to £104.30/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.120.3%Wind 6.3215.5%Gas 18.4545.3%Hydro 0.471.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4218.2%Coal 6.9517.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.7avgGeneration 39.7avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 17:20
Low 26.2 · 04:25Avg 38.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 39.7Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports23GWh
In
13 Out
36
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 31 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 31 January 2017, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 31 Jan
Imported
13GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net out
23GWh
Average net flow
0.96GW out

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

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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