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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 January 2018

On Saturday 6 January, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind7.90 GW21%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass0.71 GW2%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas15.63 GW43%Coal1.42 GW4%Imports3.70 GW10%Nuclear6.62 GW18%36.4GW AVERAGE21%43%10%18%
Price
£52.53/MWh
Day average £52.53
Demand36.4GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables24%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
252g/kWh
0Day average 252300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 January 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £52.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (216 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (298 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.61/MWh at 05:30 to £81.84/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.340.9%Wind 7.9021.5%Gas 15.6342.6%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 0.711.9%Nuclear 6.6218.0%Coal 1.423.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:45
Low 27.3 · 04:50Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
81 Out
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Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 January 2018, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Jan
Imported
81GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW 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

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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