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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 January 2018

On Friday 12 January, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind5.63 GW14%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass0.68 GW2%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas19.81 GW49%Coal2.73 GW7%Imports3.63 GW9%Nuclear7.24 GW18%39.8GW AVERAGE14%49%9%18%
Price
£49.13/MWh
Day average £49.13
Demand39.8GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables15%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
307g/kWh
0Day average 307300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 January 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 48.7 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 307 g/kWh and the price £49.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (216 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (334 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.59/MWh at 04:30 to £63.54/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.210.5%Wind 5.6314.0%Gas 19.8149.3%Hydro 0.290.7%Biomass 0.681.7%Nuclear 7.2418.0%Coal 2.736.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.7GW · 17:35
Low 28.9 · 04:25Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
80 Out
1
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 12 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 January 2018, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Jan
Imported
80GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW 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 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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