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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 January 2018

On Wednesday 10 January, demand averaged 40.0 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

40.0GW AVERAGEWind2.43 GW6%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass0.70 GW2%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas20.80 GW51%Coal5.23 GW13%Imports3.43 GW8%Nuclear7.62 GW19%40.0GW AVERAGE51%13%8%19%
Price
£51.57/MWh
Day average £51.57
Demand40.0GW
Generation 37.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables8%
Other29%
Carbon intensityVery high
370g/kWh
0Day average 370300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 January 2018, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 48.0 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 370 g/kWh and the price £51.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (268 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (443 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.22/MWh at 23:00 to £71.25/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 0.531.3%Wind 2.435.9%Gas 20.8050.7%Hydro 0.290.7%Biomass 0.701.7%Nuclear 7.6218.6%Coal 5.2312.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.0avgGeneration 37.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.0GW · 16:55
Low 28.9 · 04:25Avg 40.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
75 Out
11
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 January 2018, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Jan
Imported
75GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW 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

Average0.36GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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