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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 December 2016

On Sunday 25 December, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind10.09 GW35%Hydro0.80 GW3%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas5.29 GW18%Coal2.10 GW7%Imports1.82 GW6%Nuclear8.36 GW29%28.0GW AVERAGE35%18%7%29%
Price
£28.79/MWh
Day average £28.79
Demand28.0GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables39%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 December 2016, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:55. The price £28.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £0.01/MWh at 03:00 to £55.81/MWh at 12:30. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 11% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.240.8%Wind 10.0935.2%Gas 5.2918.4%Hydro 0.802.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3629.1%Coal 2.107.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:55
Low 20.7 · 04:50Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
36 Out
4
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 3%Wind 38%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 December 2016, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Dec
Imported
36GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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