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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 January 2022

On Sunday 30 January, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind10.03 GW30%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW5%Solar1.10 GW3%Gas9.45 GW28%Coal1.17 GW4%Imports4.42 GW13%Nuclear5.16 GW15%33.0GW AVERAGE30%28%13%15%
Price
£180.25/MWh
Day average £180.25
Demand33.0GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables35%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 January 2022, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £180.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.79/MWh at 23:30 to £227.57/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 35% 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 1.103.3%Wind 10.0330.0%Gas 9.4528.3%Hydro 0.451.3%Biomass 1.665.0%Nuclear 5.1615.4%Coal 1.173.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 17:40
Low 24.2 · 04:50Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
97 Out
6
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 30 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 January 2022, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Jan
Imported
97GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.83GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWGenerating

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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