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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 January 2022

On Wednesday 5 January, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind12.09 GW31%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass2.27 GW6%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas12.38 GW32%Imports3.83 GW10%Nuclear6.65 GW17%37.7GW AVERAGE31%32%10%17%
Price
£185.55/MWh
Day average £185.55
Demand37.7GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables35%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 January 2022, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £185.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 02:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.16/MWh at 03:30 to £261.29/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.852.2%Wind 12.0931.2%Gas 12.3831.9%Hydro 0.741.9%Biomass 2.275.8%Nuclear 6.6517.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 12:20
Low 26.5 · 04:35Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
84 Out
16
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 5 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 January 2022, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Jan
Imported
84GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.30GWImporting

In 32.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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