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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 January 2018

On Sunday 7 January, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind6.82 GW18%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass0.71 GW2%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas15.47 GW42%Coal2.16 GW6%Imports3.48 GW9%Nuclear7.05 GW19%36.4GW AVERAGE18%42%9%19%
Price
£49.64/MWh
Day average £49.64
Demand36.4GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables22%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 January 2018, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £49.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (204 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (351 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.68/MWh at 05:30 to £82.96/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.952.6%Wind 6.8218.4%Gas 15.4741.8%Hydro 0.351.0%Biomass 0.711.9%Nuclear 7.0519.1%Coal 2.165.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 17:15
Low 27.0 · 04:55Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
77 Out
3
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 7 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 January 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Jan
Imported
77GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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