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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 January 2022

On Thursday 27 January, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind13.86 GW36%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW4%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas12.80 GW33%Coal1.31 GW3%Imports2.78 GW7%Nuclear5.09 GW13%36.7GW AVERAGE36%33%7%13%
Price
£197.20/MWh
Day average £197.20
Demand36.7GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables39%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
177g/kWh
0Day average 177300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 January 2022, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 33%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 177 g/kWh and the price £197.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 07:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £125.94/MWh at 03:30 to £274.10/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.631.6%Wind 13.8635.9%Gas 12.8033.1%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 1.704.4%Nuclear 5.0913.2%Coal 1.313.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 17:20
Low 26.4 · 04:45Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
60 Out
35
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 27 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 January 2022, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Jan
Imported
60GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.19GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 28.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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