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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 January 2018

On Friday 26 January, demand averaged 39.1 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

39.1GW AVERAGEWind2.39 GW6%Hydro0.78 GW2%Biomass1.52 GW4%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas22.46 GW56%Coal2.84 GW7%Imports3.32 GW8%Nuclear5.99 GW15%39.1GW AVERAGE56%7%8%15%
Price
£48.26/MWh
Day average £48.26
Demand39.1GW
Generation 36.7Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables10%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
342g/kWh
0Day average 342300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 January 2018, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 342 g/kWh and the price £48.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (402 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.03/MWh at 05:00 to £64.17/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 61% 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 0.711.8%Wind 2.396.0%Gas 22.4656.1%Hydro 0.782.0%Biomass 1.523.8%Nuclear 5.9915.0%Coal 2.847.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.1avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 17:30
Low 28.2 · 04:30Avg 39.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
72 Out
11
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 January 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Jan
Imported
72GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW 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

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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