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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 January 2022

On Saturday 15 January, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind3.60 GW10%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas17.65 GW51%Coal1.16 GW3%Imports3.87 GW11%Nuclear5.37 GW16%34.2GW AVERAGE10%51%11%16%
Price
£219.01/MWh
Day average £219.01
Demand34.2GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 January 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £219.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (157 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £145.12/MWh at 04:30 to £325.43/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 57% 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 0.230.7%Wind 3.6010.4%Gas 17.6551.0%Hydro 0.651.9%Biomass 2.076.0%Nuclear 5.3715.5%Coal 1.163.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:30
Low 25.8 · 04:25Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
84 Out
5
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 15 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 January 2022, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Jan
Imported
84GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.06GWImporting

In 29.8 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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