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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 January 2018

On Monday 8 January, demand averaged 41.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

41.6GW AVERAGEWind9.25 GW22%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass0.69 GW2%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas17.59 GW42%Coal2.96 GW7%Imports3.52 GW8%Nuclear7.56 GW18%41.6GW AVERAGE22%42%7%8%18%
Price
£53.68/MWh
Day average £53.68
Demand41.6GW
Generation 38.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 January 2018, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 50.7 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £53.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 18:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (328 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.03/MWh at 05:00 to £82.27/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.300.7%Wind 9.2521.9%Gas 17.5941.7%Hydro 0.360.8%Biomass 0.691.6%Nuclear 7.5617.9%Coal 2.967.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.6avgGeneration 38.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.7GW · 16:45
Low 28.4 · 04:20Avg 41.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 38.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
76 Out
4
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 January 2018, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Jan
Imported
76GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW 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

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 4.0 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

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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