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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 January 2018

On Friday 19 January, demand averaged 40.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

40.6GW AVERAGEWind8.99 GW22%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.65 GW4%Solar0.83 GW2%Gas17.89 GW43%Coal0.70 GW2%Imports3.55 GW9%Nuclear7.33 GW18%40.6GW AVERAGE22%43%9%18%
Price
£47.56/MWh
Day average £47.56
Demand40.6GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables25%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 January 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 48.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £47.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 12:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.20/MWh at 05:00 to £71.15/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.832.0%Wind 8.9921.8%Gas 17.8943.3%Hydro 0.340.8%Biomass 1.654.0%Nuclear 7.3317.8%Coal 0.701.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.6avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.8GW · 17:30
Low 29.3 · 04:25Avg 40.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
78 Out
4
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 19 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 January 2018, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Jan
Imported
78GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW 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

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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