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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 January 2022

On Thursday 20 January, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind9.48 GW24%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW4%Solar0.84 GW2%Gas18.30 GW46%Coal0.83 GW2%Imports2.97 GW7%Nuclear5.11 GW13%38.2GW AVERAGE24%46%7%13%
Price
£170.69/MWh
Day average £170.69
Demand38.2GW
Generation 36.7Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables27%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 January 2022, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £170.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £121.06/MWh at 23:30 to £212.78/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 50% 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 0.842.1%Wind 9.4823.9%Gas 18.3046.2%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 1.714.3%Nuclear 5.1112.9%Coal 0.832.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:20
Low 26.9 · 03:55Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
64 Out
25
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 20 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 January 2022, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Jan
Imported
64GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 20.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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