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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 January 2022

On Monday 10 January, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind8.88 GW23%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass3.06 GW8%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas18.22 GW47%Coal1.13 GW3%Imports1.65 GW4%Nuclear5.57 GW14%37.5GW AVERAGE23%8%47%14%
Price
£201.96/MWh
Day average £201.96
Demand37.5GW
Generation 37.4Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables24%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 January 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £201.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £151.87/MWh at 03:30 to £247.12/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.120.3%Wind 8.8822.7%Gas 18.2246.6%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 3.067.8%Nuclear 5.5714.2%Coal 1.132.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 17:20
Low 26.5 · 03:55Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
33 Out
31
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 January 2022, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Jan
Imported
33GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 15.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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