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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 January 2018

On Sunday 14 January, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind8.91 GW25%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass0.69 GW2%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas14.15 GW39%Coal1.40 GW4%Imports3.42 GW9%Nuclear7.27 GW20%35.8GW AVERAGE25%39%9%20%
Price
£45.25/MWh
Day average £45.25
Demand35.8GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 January 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £45.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.87/MWh at 07:30 to £68.24/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.160.5%Wind 8.9124.5%Gas 14.1539.0%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 0.691.9%Nuclear 7.2720.0%Coal 1.403.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 17:10
Low 26.7 · 05:25Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
77 Out
1
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 14 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 January 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Jan
Imported
77GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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