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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 January 2022

On Sunday 9 January, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind9.18 GW27%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass2.57 GW7%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas10.91 GW32%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports4.90 GW14%Nuclear5.49 GW16%33.8GW AVERAGE27%7%32%14%16%
Price
£182.63/MWh
Day average £182.63
Demand33.8GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables30%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 January 2022, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £182.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.31/MWh at 04:30 to £270.22/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.641.9%Wind 9.1826.6%Gas 10.9131.7%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 2.577.5%Nuclear 5.4915.9%Coal 0.240.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 17:15
Low 24.9 · 04:45Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
110 Out
3
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 9 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 January 2022, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Jan
Imported
110GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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