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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 January 2022

On Sunday 16 January, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind9.59 GW28%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.66 GW8%Solar0.51 GW1%Gas11.70 GW34%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports3.64 GW11%Nuclear5.34 GW16%33.5GW AVERAGE28%8%34%11%16%
Price
£198.79/MWh
Day average £198.79
Demand33.5GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 January 2022, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £198.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £132.18/MWh at 23:00 to £246.94/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 38% 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 0.511.5%Wind 9.5927.9%Gas 11.7034.0%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 2.667.7%Nuclear 5.3415.5%Coal 0.531.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 17:30
Low 25.0 · 04:45Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
83 Out
10
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 16 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 January 2022, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Jan
Imported
83GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.82GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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