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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 January 2018

On Monday 22 January, demand averaged 39.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

39.2GW AVERAGEWind9.33 GW23%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.83 GW5%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas16.27 GW41%Coal1.29 GW3%Imports3.33 GW8%Nuclear6.99 GW18%39.2GW AVERAGE23%41%8%18%
Price
£44.71/MWh
Day average £44.71
Demand39.2GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables26%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 January 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 48.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £44.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (161 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (302 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.26/MWh at 01:30 to £54.21/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.441.1%Wind 9.3323.4%Gas 16.2740.7%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 1.834.6%Nuclear 6.9917.5%Coal 1.293.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.2avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.1GW · 17:25
Low 27.2 · 03:55Avg 39.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
73 Out
9
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 January 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Jan
Imported
73GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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