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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 December 2018

On Monday 24 December, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind2.21 GW6%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas17.65 GW51%Coal2.21 GW6%Imports3.21 GW9%Nuclear6.61 GW19%33.6GW AVERAGE51%9%19%
Price
£64.16/MWh
Day average £64.16
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables9%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
317g/kWh
0Day average 317300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 December 2018, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 317 g/kWh and the price £64.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (252 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (360 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.22/MWh at 14:00 to £73.88/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.421.2%Wind 2.216.4%Gas 17.6551.0%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 1.725.0%Nuclear 6.6119.1%Coal 2.216.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 17:10
Low 24.0 · 04:25Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
72 Out
18
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 December 2018, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Dec
Imported
72GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW 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

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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