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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 January 2018

On Wednesday 24 January, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind13.44 GW34%Hydro0.59 GW1%Biomass1.19 GW3%Solar0.19 GW0%Gas12.66 GW32%Coal1.27 GW3%Imports3.52 GW9%Nuclear6.64 GW17%39.0GW AVERAGE34%32%9%17%
Price
£48.82/MWh
Day average £48.82
Demand39.0GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables36%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
195g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 January 2018, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 48.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £48.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (272 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.74/MWh at 04:00 to £71.30/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.190.5%Wind 13.4434.0%Gas 12.6632.0%Hydro 0.591.5%Biomass 1.193.0%Nuclear 6.6416.8%Coal 1.273.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.5GW · 17:25
Low 26.7 · 04:20Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
73 Out
3
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 January 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Jan
Imported
73GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 11.1 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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