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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 January 2018

On Saturday 27 January, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind11.69 GW33%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.88 GW5%Solar0.18 GW0%Gas11.93 GW33%Coal0.40 GW1%Imports3.42 GW10%Nuclear5.88 GW16%35.3GW AVERAGE33%33%10%16%
Price
£44.11/MWh
Day average £44.11
Demand35.3GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables34%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 January 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £44.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.98/MWh at 23:30 to £61.51/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.180.5%Wind 11.6932.6%Gas 11.9333.2%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 1.885.2%Nuclear 5.8816.4%Coal 0.401.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 17:35
Low 26.4 · 04:45Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
77 Out
2
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 January 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Jan
Imported
77GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW 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

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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