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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 January 2022

On Tuesday 25 January, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind4.45 GW11%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.98 GW8%Solar0.08 GW0%Gas21.33 GW54%Coal1.81 GW5%Imports3.02 GW8%Nuclear5.11 GW13%38.0GW AVERAGE11%8%54%8%13%
Price
£313.71/MWh
Day average £313.71
Demand38.0GW
Generation 36.2Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
283g/kWh
0Day average 283300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 January 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 283 g/kWh and the price £313.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 23:55. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (224 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £118.95/MWh at 23:00 to £594.14/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 59% 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 0.080.2%Wind 4.4511.3%Gas 21.3354.4%Hydro 0.431.1%Biomass 2.987.6%Nuclear 5.1113.0%Coal 1.814.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 36.2avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:25
Low 27.2 · 04:00Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.2Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
62 Out
18
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 25 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 January 2022, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Jan
Imported
62GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 15.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 10.9 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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