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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 January 2022

On Friday 28 January, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind11.40 GW30%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.44 GW6%Solar0.51 GW1%Gas14.22 GW37%Coal1.33 GW3%Imports2.98 GW8%Nuclear5.08 GW13%36.9GW AVERAGE30%37%8%13%
Price
£185.56/MWh
Day average £185.56
Demand36.9GW
Generation 35.4Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables32%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Friday 28 January 2022, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £185.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 23:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £102.58/MWh at 23:30 to £264.17/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.511.3%Wind 11.4029.7%Gas 14.2237.0%Hydro 0.431.1%Biomass 2.446.4%Nuclear 5.0813.2%Coal 1.333.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 35.4avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:25
Low 26.7 · 04:10Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.4Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
65 Out
32
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 28 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 January 2022, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Jan
Imported
65GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 30.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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