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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 December 2018

On Friday 28 December, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind5.06 GW15%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas15.42 GW45%Coal1.24 GW4%Imports2.86 GW8%Nuclear6.90 GW20%33.2GW AVERAGE15%45%8%20%
Price
£60.37/MWh
Day average £60.37
Demand33.2GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables17%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
256g/kWh
0Day average 256300
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Key moments

On Friday 28 December 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 256 g/kWh and the price £60.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (346 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.66/MWh at 06:30 to £83.07/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.210.6%Wind 5.0614.8%Gas 15.4245.1%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 1.955.7%Nuclear 6.9020.2%Coal 1.243.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 17:20
Low 23.9 · 04:25Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
62 Out
15
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 28 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 December 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Dec
Imported
62GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW 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

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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