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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 January 2018

On Tuesday 9 January, demand averaged 41.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

41.6GW AVERAGEWind7.16 GW17%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.67 GW2%Solar0.04 GW0%Gas19.36 GW46%Coal3.84 GW9%Imports3.30 GW8%Nuclear7.71 GW18%41.6GW AVERAGE17%46%9%8%18%
Price
£52.41/MWh
Day average £52.41
Demand41.6GW
Generation 39.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
308g/kWh
0Day average 308300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 January 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 49.6 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 308 g/kWh and the price £52.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 00:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (234 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (368 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.60/MWh at 00:00 to £69.00/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.040.1%Wind 7.1616.9%Gas 19.3645.7%Hydro 0.230.5%Biomass 0.671.6%Nuclear 7.7118.2%Coal 3.849.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.6avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.6GW · 17:15
Low 29.9 · 04:25Avg 41.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
73 Out
6
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 January 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Jan
Imported
73GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW 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 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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