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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 January 2018

On Tuesday 2 January, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind9.12 GW24%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass0.70 GW2%Solar0.07 GW0%Gas15.31 GW40%Coal2.18 GW6%Imports3.24 GW8%Nuclear7.26 GW19%37.8GW AVERAGE24%40%8%19%
Price
£49.14/MWh
Day average £49.14
Demand37.8GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
251g/kWh
0Day average 251300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 January 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 48.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 251 g/kWh and the price £49.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (305 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.36/MWh at 02:00 to £71.32/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.070.2%Wind 9.1223.8%Gas 15.3140.0%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 0.701.8%Nuclear 7.2619.0%Coal 2.185.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.1GW · 17:25
Low 25.4 · 04:25Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
71 Out
3
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 2 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 January 2018, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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