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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 January 2022

On Saturday 29 January, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind18.01 GW52%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.59 GW5%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas5.25 GW15%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports3.50 GW10%Nuclear5.13 GW15%33.4GW AVERAGE52%15%10%15%
Price
£179.41/MWh
Day average £179.41
Demand33.4GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables54%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 January 2022, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £179.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.0 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (141 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.90/MWh at 03:30 to £237.43/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 57% 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 0.631.8%Wind 18.0151.6%Gas 5.2515.0%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 1.594.6%Nuclear 5.1314.7%Coal 0.421.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 17:25
Low 25.2 · 04:45Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
79 Out
22
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 57%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 29 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 January 2022, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Jan
Imported
79GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.39GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 14.0 GWh

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