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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 January 2018

On Tuesday 16 January, demand averaged 41.0 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

41.0GW AVERAGEWind13.01 GW31%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.02 GW2%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas13.52 GW33%Coal1.86 GW4%Imports3.39 GW8%Nuclear7.58 GW18%41.0GW AVERAGE31%33%8%18%
Price
£50.81/MWh
Day average £50.81
Demand41.0GW
Generation 38.1Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables34%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 January 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 50.6 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £50.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (142 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.37/MWh at 04:30 to £74.72/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.671.6%Wind 13.0131.4%Gas 13.5232.6%Hydro 0.421.0%Biomass 1.022.5%Nuclear 7.5818.3%Coal 1.864.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.0avgGeneration 38.1avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.6GW · 17:00
Low 28.6 · 04:20Avg 41.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 38.1Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
74 Out
3
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 January 2018, Great Britain imported 74 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

Tue 16 Jan
Imported
74GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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