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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 January 2022

On Wednesday 26 January, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind12.68 GW31%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.93 GW7%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas14.79 GW37%Coal1.64 GW4%Imports2.13 GW5%Nuclear5.08 GW13%38.0GW AVERAGE31%7%37%13%
Price
£186.97/MWh
Day average £186.97
Demand38.0GW
Generation 38.1Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables34%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 January 2022, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £186.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.89/MWh at 04:30 to £239.86/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.681.7%Wind 12.6831.5%Gas 14.7936.7%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.937.3%Nuclear 5.0812.6%Coal 1.644.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 38.1avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:30
Low 27.2 · 04:25Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 38.1Transfers −0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
48 Out
43
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 26 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 January 2022, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Jan
Imported
48GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 36.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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