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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 January 2018

On Thursday 18 January, demand averaged 40.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

40.8GW AVERAGEWind8.44 GW20%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.32 GW3%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas18.43 GW44%Coal1.55 GW4%Imports3.53 GW8%Nuclear7.31 GW18%40.8GW AVERAGE20%44%8%18%
Price
£50.81/MWh
Day average £50.81
Demand40.8GW
Generation 38.0Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables23%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 January 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 49.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £50.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 04:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (324 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.54/MWh at 04:30 to £79.60/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.631.5%Wind 8.4420.3%Gas 18.4344.3%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 1.323.2%Nuclear 7.3117.6%Coal 1.553.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.8avgGeneration 38.0avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.3GW · 17:30
Low 29.8 · 04:20Avg 40.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 38.0Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
76 Out
8
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 18 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 January 2018, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Jan
Imported
76GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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