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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 December 2017

On Tuesday 26 December, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind7.16 GW23%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass0.75 GW2%Solar0.51 GW2%Gas10.64 GW34%Coal0.71 GW2%Imports2.99 GW10%Nuclear7.78 GW25%30.7GW AVERAGE23%34%10%25%
Price
£52.52/MWh
Day average £52.52
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables27%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
190g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 December 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £52.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 05:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.74/MWh at 03:00 to £85.71/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.511.6%Wind 7.1623.0%Gas 10.6434.2%Hydro 0.632.0%Biomass 0.752.4%Nuclear 7.7825.0%Coal 0.712.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 17:10
Low 22.6 · 04:50Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
64 Out
5
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 December 2017, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Dec
Imported
64GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.46GW 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

Average1.71GWImporting

In 41.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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