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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 January 2019

On Thursday 17 January, demand averaged 39.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

39.6GW AVERAGEWind8.71 GW21%Hydro0.56 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW6%Solar1.01 GW2%Gas16.98 GW42%Coal3.34 GW8%Imports2.43 GW6%Nuclear5.17 GW13%39.6GW AVERAGE21%42%8%13%
Price
£55.73/MWh
Day average £55.73
Demand39.6GW
Generation 38.1Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables25%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
287g/kWh
0Day average 287300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 January 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 47.0 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 287 g/kWh and the price £55.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 06:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (381 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.52/MWh at 00:00 to £65.19/MWh at 06:00. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.012.5%Wind 8.7121.5%Gas 16.9841.9%Hydro 0.561.4%Biomass 2.365.8%Nuclear 5.1712.8%Coal 3.348.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.6avgGeneration 38.1avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.0GW · 16:50
Low 27.7 · 03:55Avg 39.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 38.1Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
53 Out
13
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 January 2019, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Jan
Imported
53GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.67GW 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

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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