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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 January 2022

On Thursday 13 January, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind7.86 GW20%Hydro0.55 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar0.97 GW2%Gas18.95 GW48%Coal1.26 GW3%Imports2.45 GW6%Nuclear5.33 GW13%37.8GW AVERAGE20%48%13%
Price
£162.45/MWh
Day average £162.45
Demand37.8GW
Generation 37.3Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables24%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 January 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £162.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 08:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (197 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £108.13/MWh at 23:30 to £221.52/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.972.4%Wind 7.8619.8%Gas 18.9547.7%Hydro 0.551.4%Biomass 2.335.9%Nuclear 5.3313.4%Coal 1.263.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 37.3avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:30
Low 26.9 · 04:25Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.3Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
52 Out
35
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 13 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 January 2022, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Jan
Imported
52GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.29GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 32.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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