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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 January 2022

On Monday 24 January, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind4.02 GW10%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass2.99 GW8%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas19.98 GW52%Coal1.71 GW4%Imports3.74 GW10%Nuclear5.14 GW13%37.2GW AVERAGE10%8%52%10%13%
Price
£444.35/MWh
Day average £444.35
Demand37.2GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables12%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
272g/kWh
0Day average 272300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 January 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 272 g/kWh and the price £444.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £129.11/MWh at 03:00 to £1561.59/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 58% 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 0.160.4%Wind 4.0210.5%Gas 19.9852.2%Hydro 0.521.4%Biomass 2.997.8%Nuclear 5.1413.4%Coal 1.714.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 17:30
Low 26.4 · 04:35Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
76 Out
15
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 24 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 January 2022, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Jan
Imported
76GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 14.1 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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