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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 31 January 2022

On Monday 31 January, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind16.47 GW43%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW4%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas9.70 GW25%Coal0.90 GW2%Imports3.27 GW9%Nuclear4.96 GW13%37.4GW AVERAGE43%25%9%13%
Price
£173.24/MWh
Day average £173.24
Demand37.4GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables47%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
133g/kWh
0Day average 133300
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Key moments

On Monday 31 January 2022, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 133 g/kWh and the price £173.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.9 GW at 01:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.26/MWh at 03:30 to £251.15/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 47% 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 0.982.5%Wind 16.4742.9%Gas 9.7025.3%Hydro 0.421.1%Biomass 1.704.4%Nuclear 4.9612.9%Coal 0.902.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:20
Low 26.0 · 04:00Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
71 Out
12
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 31 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 31 January 2022, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 31 Jan
Imported
71GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 12.8 GWh

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