UK electricity in January 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in January 2022.
In January 2022, gas made 37% of Britain's electricity, then wind (27%). Renewables made 36%, against 30% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 183 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, January 2022
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Coal
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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January 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.3 TWh | 37.4% |
| Wind | 7,571 GWh | 27.4% |
| Nuclear | 4,093 GWh | 14.8% |
| Imports | 2,155 GWh | 7.8% |
| Biomass | 1,721 GWh | 6.2% |
| Coal | 564 GWh | 2.0% |
| Solar | 399 GWh | 1.4% |
| Hydro | 354 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 230 GWh | 0.8% |
| Other | 188 GWh | 0.7% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 36.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 51.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day423.8 GWh of windSat, 29 January 2022
- Highest wind share52.2%Sat, 1 January 2022
- Sunniest day26.5 GWh of solarSun, 30 January 2022
- Cleanest day58 g/kWh averageSat, 1 January 2022
- Dirtiest day284 g/kWh averageTue, 25 January 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jan | 705 GWh | 52% | 12% | 23% | 1% | 58 g |
| Sun 2 Jan | 738 GWh | 51% | 13% | 22% | 1% | 61 g |
| Mon 3 Jan | 781 GWh | 44% | 19% | 21% | 1% | 85 g |
| Tue 4 Jan | 884 GWh | 37% | 25% | 18% | 1% | 111 g |
| Wed 5 Jan | 938 GWh | 31% | 32% | 17% | 2% | 137 g |
| Thu 6 Jan | 936 GWh | 32% | 35% | 15% | 1% | 156 g |
| Fri 7 Jan | 925 GWh | 35% | 29% | 14% | 1% | 131 g |
| Sat 8 Jan | 837 GWh | 39% | 22% | 15% | 0% | 110 g |
| Sun 9 Jan | 832 GWh | 26% | 31% | 16% | 2% | 151 g |
| Mon 10 Jan | 946 GWh | 23% | 46% | 14% | 0% | 225 g |
| Tue 11 Jan | 926 GWh | 19% | 49% | 14% | 1% | 235 g |
| Wed 12 Jan | 966 GWh | 19% | 51% | 14% | 2% | 239 g |
| Thu 13 Jan | 952 GWh | 19% | 48% | 13% | 2% | 237 g |
| Fri 14 Jan | 919 GWh | 6% | 52% | 14% | 2% | 276 g |
| Sat 15 Jan | 838 GWh | 10% | 51% | 15% | 1% | 255 g |
| Sun 16 Jan | 832 GWh | 28% | 34% | 15% | 1% | 173 g |
| Mon 17 Jan | 934 GWh | 16% | 46% | 13% | 3% | 238 g |
| Tue 18 Jan | 951 GWh | 20% | 49% | 13% | 2% | 237 g |
| Wed 19 Jan | 955 GWh | 36% | 37% | 13% | 2% | 167 g |
| Thu 20 Jan | 961 GWh | 24% | 46% | 13% | 2% | 213 g |
| Fri 21 Jan | 960 GWh | 21% | 48% | 13% | 1% | 228 g |
| Sat 22 Jan | 842 GWh | 19% | 44% | 15% | 1% | 207 g |
| Sun 23 Jan | 826 GWh | 18% | 44% | 15% | 0% | 219 g |
| Mon 24 Jan | 927 GWh | 10% | 52% | 13% | 0% | 271 g |
| Tue 25 Jan | 950 GWh | 11% | 54% | 13% | 0% | 284 g |
| Wed 26 Jan | 933 GWh | 32% | 35% | 13% | 2% | 197 g |
| Thu 27 Jan | 929 GWh | 35% | 33% | 13% | 2% | 175 g |
| Fri 28 Jan | 924 GWh | 29% | 37% | 13% | 1% | 202 g |
| Sat 29 Jan | 833 GWh | 51% | 15% | 15% | 2% | 89 g |
| Sun 30 Jan | 801 GWh | 29% | 28% | 15% | 3% | 171 g |
| Mon 31 Jan | 920 GWh | 42% | 25% | 13% | 3% | 132 g |