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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 January 2018

On Thursday 11 January, demand averaged 40.1 GW. Renewables supplied 4%.

40.1GW AVERAGEWind1.09 GW3%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass0.71 GW2%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas22.50 GW55%Coal4.98 GW12%Imports3.55 GW9%Nuclear7.48 GW18%40.1GW AVERAGE55%12%9%18%
Price
£55.75/MWh
Day average £55.75
Demand40.1GW
Generation 37.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables4%
Other29%
Carbon intensityVery high
385g/kWh
0Day average 385300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 January 2018, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 385 g/kWh and the price £55.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (312 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (429 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.43/MWh at 04:00 to £93.05/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 60% 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 0.270.7%Wind 1.092.7%Gas 22.5055.0%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 0.711.7%Nuclear 7.4818.3%Coal 4.9812.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.1avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.9GW · 17:20
Low 28.4 · 04:25Avg 40.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
76 Out
11
Zero-carbon share25%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 11 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 January 2018, Great Britain imported 76 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

Thu 11 Jan
Imported
76GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW 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

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 10.9 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

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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