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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 January 2022

On Tuesday 11 January, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind7.35 GW19%Hydro0.55 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW7%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas18.75 GW49%Coal1.29 GW3%Imports1.95 GW5%Nuclear5.58 GW15%36.6GW AVERAGE19%49%15%
Price
£183.98/MWh
Day average £183.98
Demand36.6GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables21%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 January 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £183.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 05:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:00 to £231.73/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.230.6%Wind 7.3519.2%Gas 18.7549.0%Hydro 0.551.4%Biomass 2.546.6%Nuclear 5.5814.6%Coal 1.293.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 17:05
Low 26.1 · 04:00Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
39 Out
30
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 11 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 January 2022, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Jan
Imported
39GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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