All interconnectors
Sat 24 Dec- Imported
- 47GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 46GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.91GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 December 2016
On Saturday 24 December, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.
Price
£39.54/MWh
Day average £39.54
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables35%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 11.51 GWBeat 11.47 GW from 23 Dec 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 14.6%Beat 17.9% from 7 Aug 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 34.7%Beat 34.5% from 7 Aug 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 244 GWhBeat 228 GWh from 23 Dec 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Saturday 24 December 2016, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 17:20. The price £39.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £14.76/MWh at 05:30 to £67.95/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 11% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.230.7%Wind 10.1631.8%Gas 8.0725.3%Hydro 0.702.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3526.1%Coal 2.116.6%
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Demand 26.0Generation 24.1Transfers 1.8
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Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
Peak demand39.9GW · 17:20
Low 22.9 · 05:15Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports46GWh
In47
Out1
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 1%
Transfers · Sat 24 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 24 December 2016, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.74GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.27GWImporting
-3
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-1
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In 7.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.90GWImporting
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In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.00GWIdle
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Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh
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