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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 January 2018

On Wednesday 3 January, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind11.66 GW29%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass0.67 GW2%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas14.81 GW37%Coal1.25 GW3%Imports3.28 GW8%Nuclear7.05 GW18%39.0GW AVERAGE29%37%8%18%
Price
£48.03/MWh
Day average £48.03
Demand39.0GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables32%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 January 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 48.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £48.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (167 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.09/MWh at 23:30 to £71.33/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 41% 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 0.421.1%Wind 11.6629.4%Gas 14.8137.4%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 0.671.7%Nuclear 7.0517.8%Coal 1.253.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.9GW · 17:20
Low 28.2 · 04:20Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
72 Out
5
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 3 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 January 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Jan
Imported
72GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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