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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 January 2018

On Monday 29 January, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind10.81 GW28%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas14.38 GW37%Coal1.32 GW3%Imports3.22 GW8%Nuclear6.31 GW16%38.0GW AVERAGE28%37%8%16%
Price
£38.91/MWh
Day average £38.91
Demand38.0GW
Generation 35.7Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 January 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £38.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 02:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (291 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.09/MWh at 03:30 to £60.11/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.391.0%Wind 10.8127.8%Gas 14.3837.0%Hydro 0.731.9%Biomass 1.764.5%Nuclear 6.3116.2%Coal 1.323.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 35.7avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 17:20
Low 25.7 · 04:00Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.7Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
67 Out
10
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 January 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Jan
Imported
67GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW 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

Average1.79GWImporting

In 42.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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