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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 December 2017

On Monday 25 December, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind9.07 GW30%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass0.73 GW2%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas8.78 GW29%Coal0.45 GW1%Imports2.86 GW9%Nuclear7.68 GW25%29.6GW AVERAGE30%29%9%25%
Price
£45.76/MWh
Day average £45.76
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables32%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 December 2017, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £45.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.60/MWh at 04:00 to £64.77/MWh at 12:30. Wind made 33% 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 0.120.4%Wind 9.0729.9%Gas 8.7828.9%Hydro 0.662.2%Biomass 0.732.4%Nuclear 7.6825.3%Coal 0.451.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 13:05
Low 21.7 · 04:30Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
61 Out
9
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 December 2017, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Dec
Imported
61GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW 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

Average1.62GWImporting

In 38.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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