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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 January 2022

On Tuesday 4 January, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind13.64 GW37%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.19 GW6%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas9.27 GW25%Imports3.39 GW9%Nuclear6.75 GW19%35.8GW AVERAGE37%25%9%19%
Price
£158.76/MWh
Day average £158.76
Demand35.8GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables41%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 January 2022, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £158.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.49/MWh at 00:00 to £229.23/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.531.4%Wind 13.6437.4%Gas 9.2725.4%Hydro 0.701.9%Biomass 2.196.0%Nuclear 6.7518.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 17:30
Low 23.5 · 04:30Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
71 Out
9
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 4 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 January 2022, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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