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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 January 2018

On Monday 1 January, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind9.48 GW29%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass0.75 GW2%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas9.97 GW30%Coal1.63 GW5%Imports2.94 GW9%Nuclear7.26 GW22%32.2GW AVERAGE29%30%9%22%
Price
£48.79/MWh
Day average £48.79
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 January 2018, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £48.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.65/MWh at 04:30 to £63.30/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.341.0%Wind 9.4828.9%Gas 9.9730.4%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 0.752.3%Nuclear 7.2622.1%Coal 1.635.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 17:25
Low 24.1 · 04:50Avg 32.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
63 Out
3
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 1 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 January 2018, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Jan
Imported
63GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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