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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 January 2018

On Wednesday 17 January, demand averaged 41.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

41.6GW AVERAGEWind12.71 GW30%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.31 GW3%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas14.49 GW34%Coal1.76 GW4%Imports3.44 GW8%Nuclear7.49 GW18%41.6GW AVERAGE30%34%8%18%
Price
£49.08/MWh
Day average £49.08
Demand41.6GW
Generation 38.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables33%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 January 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 50.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £49.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 06:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (129 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.42/MWh at 04:30 to £66.28/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.791.9%Wind 12.7130.0%Gas 14.4934.2%Hydro 0.350.8%Biomass 1.313.1%Nuclear 7.4917.7%Coal 1.764.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.6avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.6GW · 17:25
Low 30.0 · 04:15Avg 41.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
75 Out
7
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 January 2018, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Jan
Imported
75GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW 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

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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