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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 January 2018

On Sunday 28 January, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind12.51 GW36%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass1.74 GW5%Solar0.50 GW1%Gas9.13 GW27%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports3.49 GW10%Nuclear6.20 GW18%33.9GW AVERAGE36%27%10%18%
Price
£39.82/MWh
Day average £39.82
Demand33.9GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables40%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 January 2018, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £39.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 20:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.10/MWh at 23:30 to £60.45/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.501.5%Wind 12.5136.5%Gas 9.1326.6%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 1.745.1%Nuclear 6.2018.1%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 17:20
Low 25.2 · 05:10Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 January 2018, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Jan
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.10GW 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

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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