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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 January 2022

On Thursday 6 January, demand averaged 38.8 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

38.8GW AVERAGEWind12.73 GW33%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW6%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas13.47 GW34%Imports3.84 GW10%Nuclear5.92 GW15%38.8GW AVERAGE33%34%10%15%
Price
£183.79/MWh
Day average £183.79
Demand38.8GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables34%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 January 2022, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £183.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £135.41/MWh at 04:30 to £234.15/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.210.5%Wind 12.7332.6%Gas 13.4734.4%Hydro 0.531.4%Biomass 2.426.2%Nuclear 5.9215.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.8avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 16:50
Low 27.9 · 03:50Avg 38.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
87 Out
2
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 6 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 January 2022, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Jan
Imported
87GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.14GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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