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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 January 2018

On Monday 15 January, demand averaged 39.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

39.3GW AVERAGEWind11.43 GW29%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass0.66 GW2%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas13.65 GW34%Coal2.40 GW6%Imports3.38 GW8%Nuclear7.59 GW19%39.3GW AVERAGE29%34%8%19%
Price
£50.23/MWh
Day average £50.23
Demand39.3GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 January 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 49.2 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £50.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.04/MWh at 00:00 to £73.00/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.260.7%Wind 11.4328.7%Gas 13.6534.3%Hydro 0.491.2%Biomass 0.661.6%Nuclear 7.5919.0%Coal 2.406.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.3avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.2GW · 17:30
Low 26.8 · 04:20Avg 39.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
73 Out
3
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 January 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Jan
Imported
73GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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