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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 21 January 2018

On Sunday 21 January, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind6.65 GW18%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW5%Solar0.06 GW0%Gas17.04 GW45%Coal1.12 GW3%Imports3.78 GW10%Nuclear6.94 GW18%37.3GW AVERAGE18%45%10%18%
Price
£48.76/MWh
Day average £48.76
Demand37.3GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables19%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Sunday 21 January 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £48.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 19:50. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (297 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.75/MWh at 23:30 to £68.86/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.060.2%Wind 6.6517.6%Gas 17.0445.1%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 1.905.0%Nuclear 6.9418.3%Coal 1.123.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:00
Low 27.6 · 04:50Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
85 Out
0
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 21 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 21 January 2018, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 21 Jan
Imported
85GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.54GW 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

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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