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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 January 2022

On Saturday 22 January, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind6.82 GW20%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.77 GW8%Solar0.48 GW1%Gas15.33 GW44%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports3.90 GW11%Nuclear5.14 GW15%34.4GW AVERAGE20%8%44%11%15%
Price
£187.59/MWh
Day average £187.59
Demand34.4GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 January 2022, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £187.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £153.55/MWh at 00:00 to £236.40/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.481.4%Wind 6.8219.5%Gas 15.3343.9%Hydro 0.280.8%Biomass 2.777.9%Nuclear 5.1414.7%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:15
Low 26.2 · 04:30Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
90 Out
8
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 22 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 January 2022, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Jan
Imported
90GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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