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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 December 2018

On Thursday 27 December, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind2.08 GW6%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass2.18 GW6%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas17.15 GW50%Coal1.83 GW5%Imports3.01 GW9%Nuclear6.91 GW20%32.8GW AVERAGE50%9%20%
Price
£61.76/MWh
Day average £61.76
Demand32.8GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables9%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
301g/kWh
0Day average 301300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 December 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 41.5 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 301 g/kWh and the price £61.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (369 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:30 to £84.55/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.300.9%Wind 2.086.1%Gas 17.1550.5%Hydro 0.521.5%Biomass 2.186.4%Nuclear 6.9120.3%Coal 1.835.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.5GW · 17:05
Low 23.0 · 04:25Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
66 Out
21
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 27 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 December 2018, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Dec
Imported
66GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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