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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 December 2018

On Wednesday 26 December, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind4.39 GW14%Hydro0.48 GW2%Biomass1.77 GW6%Solar0.16 GW1%Gas12.96 GW43%Coal1.03 GW3%Imports2.67 GW9%Nuclear6.90 GW23%29.6GW AVERAGE14%43%9%23%
Price
£63.02/MWh
Day average £63.02
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables17%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
242g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 December 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £63.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (184 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (310 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.30/MWh at 23:30 to £77.92/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.160.5%Wind 4.3914.5%Gas 12.9642.7%Hydro 0.481.6%Biomass 1.775.8%Nuclear 6.9022.7%Coal 1.033.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 17:05
Low 22.1 · 04:45Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
60 Out
11
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 December 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Dec
Imported
60GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 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 4.2 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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