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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 December 2019

On Friday 20 December, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind9.24 GW25%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.92 GW8%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas13.11 GW35%Coal1.64 GW4%Imports3.94 GW10%Nuclear5.96 GW16%36.2GW AVERAGE25%8%35%10%16%
Price
£35.66/MWh
Day average £35.66
Demand36.2GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Friday 20 December 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £35.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.31/MWh at 00:00 to £52.02/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.140.4%Wind 9.2424.6%Gas 13.1134.9%Hydro 0.621.6%Biomass 2.927.8%Nuclear 5.9615.9%Coal 1.644.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 17:15
Low 26.3 · 04:05Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
88 Out
22
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 20 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 December 2019, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Dec
Imported
88GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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