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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 January 2018

On Tuesday 30 January, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind7.45 GW19%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass1.93 GW5%Solar0.89 GW2%Gas17.85 GW44%Coal1.87 GW5%Imports3.39 GW8%Nuclear6.04 GW15%39.4GW AVERAGE19%44%8%15%
Price
£49.35/MWh
Day average £49.35
Demand39.4GW
Generation 36.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables23%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 January 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 48.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £49.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (318 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.00/MWh at 12:30 to £74.45/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 0.892.2%Wind 7.4518.6%Gas 17.8544.5%Hydro 0.731.8%Biomass 1.934.8%Nuclear 6.0415.0%Coal 1.874.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.7GW · 17:25
Low 27.9 · 04:25Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
74 Out
9
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 January 2018, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 Jan
Imported
74GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 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 7.7 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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