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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 January 2022

On Sunday 23 January, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind6.38 GW19%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.80 GW8%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas14.98 GW44%Coal0.76 GW2%Imports3.81 GW11%Nuclear5.14 GW15%33.9GW AVERAGE19%8%44%11%15%
Price
£174.78/MWh
Day average £174.78
Demand33.9GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 January 2022, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £174.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £126.91/MWh at 05:00 to £233.39/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 0.110.3%Wind 6.3818.6%Gas 14.9843.7%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 2.808.2%Nuclear 5.1415.0%Coal 0.762.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 17:30
Low 24.5 · 04:55Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
87 Out
3
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 23 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 January 2022, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Jan
Imported
87GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.02GWImporting

In 27.0 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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