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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 January 2022

On Wednesday 12 January, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind7.96 GW20%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.99 GW5%Solar0.88 GW2%Gas20.45 GW51%Coal1.19 GW3%Imports1.60 GW4%Nuclear5.46 GW14%37.2GW AVERAGE20%51%14%
Price
£175.48/MWh
Day average £175.48
Demand37.2GW
Generation 38.4Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables23%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 January 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £175.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 19:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.34/MWh at 00:00 to £255.19/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.882.2%Wind 7.9619.9%Gas 20.4551.1%Hydro 0.501.2%Biomass 1.995.0%Nuclear 5.4613.6%Coal 1.193.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 38.4avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:25
Low 26.4 · 04:25Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 38.4Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports28GWh
In
29 Out
57
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 12 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 January 2022, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Jan
Imported
29GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net out
28GWh
Average net flow
1.16GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.41GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 34.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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