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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 January 2018

On Thursday 25 January, demand averaged 39.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

39.2GW AVERAGEWind7.90 GW20%Hydro0.80 GW2%Biomass1.27 GW3%Solar0.93 GW2%Gas17.85 GW45%Coal1.69 GW4%Imports3.28 GW8%Nuclear6.31 GW16%39.2GW AVERAGE20%45%8%16%
Price
£53.03/MWh
Day average £53.03
Demand39.2GW
Generation 36.8Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables24%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 January 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £53.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (354 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.89/MWh at 11:00 to £86.55/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.932.3%Wind 7.9019.7%Gas 17.8544.6%Hydro 0.802.0%Biomass 1.273.2%Nuclear 6.3115.8%Coal 1.694.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.2avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 17:20
Low 27.7 · 04:20Avg 39.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
69 Out
9
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 January 2018, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Jan
Imported
69GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW 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

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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