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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 December 2017

On Sunday 24 December, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind11.66 GW36%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass0.75 GW2%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas8.43 GW26%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports2.82 GW9%Nuclear7.39 GW23%31.4GW AVERAGE36%26%9%23%
Price
£47.56/MWh
Day average £47.56
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables39%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 December 2017, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £47.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.73/MWh at 04:00 to £63.95/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.140.4%Wind 11.6636.5%Gas 8.4326.4%Hydro 0.561.8%Biomass 0.752.3%Nuclear 7.3923.1%Coal 0.200.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 17:00
Low 22.9 · 05:05Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
60 Out
2
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 December 2017, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Dec
Imported
60GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.41GW 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

Average1.13GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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