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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 January 2022

On Monday 17 January, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind6.24 GW16%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass2.72 GW7%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas17.87 GW46%Coal1.37 GW4%Imports3.91 GW10%Nuclear5.07 GW13%37.5GW AVERAGE16%7%46%10%13%
Price
£208.39/MWh
Day average £208.39
Demand37.5GW
Generation 34.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables20%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 January 2022, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 10:05. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £208.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £116.67/MWh at 05:00 to £377.81/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 1.042.7%Wind 6.2416.1%Gas 17.8746.1%Hydro 0.511.3%Biomass 2.727.0%Nuclear 5.0713.1%Coal 1.373.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 10:05
Low 25.9 · 03:55Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
84 Out
21
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 17 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 January 2022, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Jan
Imported
84GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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