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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 January 2018

On Friday 5 January, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind3.93 GW10%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass0.70 GW2%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas19.82 GW50%Coal4.12 GW10%Imports3.52 GW9%Nuclear6.81 GW17%39.0GW AVERAGE10%50%10%9%17%
Price
£53.86/MWh
Day average £53.86
Demand39.0GW
Generation 36.2Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
345g/kWh
0Day average 345300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 January 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 47.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 345 g/kWh and the price £53.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (263 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (405 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.68/MWh at 08:00 to £97.50/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 55% 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 0.380.9%Wind 3.939.9%Gas 19.8249.9%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 0.701.8%Nuclear 6.8117.1%Coal 4.1210.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 36.2avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.7GW · 17:20
Low 27.8 · 04:20Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.2Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
77 Out
9
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 January 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Jan
Imported
77GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW 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

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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