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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 January 2018

On Saturday 13 January, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind9.39 GW25%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass0.70 GW2%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas14.08 GW38%Coal2.14 GW6%Imports3.44 GW9%Nuclear7.05 GW19%36.6GW AVERAGE25%38%9%19%
Price
£48.64/MWh
Day average £48.64
Demand36.6GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables26%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 January 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £48.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 10:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.40/MWh at 04:30 to £76.15/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.160.4%Wind 9.3925.2%Gas 14.0837.8%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 0.701.9%Nuclear 7.0518.9%Coal 2.145.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 17:30
Low 27.3 · 04:55Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
75 Out
7
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 January 2018, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Jan
Imported
75GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW 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

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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