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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 January 2022

On Tuesday 18 January, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind7.70 GW20%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.47 GW6%Solar0.61 GW2%Gas19.35 GW49%Coal0.88 GW2%Imports2.82 GW7%Nuclear5.05 GW13%38.3GW AVERAGE20%49%7%13%
Price
£211.09/MWh
Day average £211.09
Demand38.3GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables22%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
236g/kWh
0Day average 236300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 January 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 46.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 236 g/kWh and the price £211.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (145 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.41/MWh at 01:30 to £265.23/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.611.6%Wind 7.7019.6%Gas 19.3549.3%Hydro 0.411.0%Biomass 2.476.3%Nuclear 5.0512.9%Coal 0.882.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.2GW · 17:20
Low 27.6 · 04:00Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
61 Out
17
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 18 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 January 2022, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Jan
Imported
61GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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