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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 January 2022

On Saturday 8 January, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind13.96 GW40%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.79 GW8%Solar0.09 GW0%Gas7.65 GW22%Imports4.59 GW13%Nuclear5.34 GW15%34.5GW AVERAGE40%8%22%13%15%
Price
£176.31/MWh
Day average £176.31
Demand34.5GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables42%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 January 2022, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £176.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 08:50. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (149 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £140.82/MWh at 09:00 to £223.26/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 46% 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 0.090.2%Wind 13.9640.0%Gas 7.6521.9%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 2.798.0%Nuclear 5.3415.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:45
Low 25.9 · 04:25Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports104GWh
In
106 Out
2
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 8 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 January 2022, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Jan
Imported
106GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
104GWh
Average net flow
4.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.36GWImporting

In 34.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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