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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 January 2022

On Friday 14 January, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind2.41 GW6%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass2.55 GW7%Solar0.95 GW2%Gas20.08 GW53%Coal1.48 GW4%Imports4.43 GW12%Nuclear5.34 GW14%37.0GW AVERAGE53%12%14%
Price
£243.64/MWh
Day average £243.64
Demand37.0GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables11%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
277g/kWh
0Day average 277300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 January 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 277 g/kWh and the price £243.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 01:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (319 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £106.75/MWh at 05:30 to £707.78/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 60% 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 0.952.5%Wind 2.416.3%Gas 20.0852.8%Hydro 0.772.0%Biomass 2.556.7%Nuclear 5.3414.0%Coal 1.483.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 10:30
Low 27.1 · 04:00Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
98 Out
15
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 14 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 January 2022, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Jan
Imported
98GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 28.9 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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