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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 December 2019

On Sunday 22 December, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind4.90 GW15%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.30 GW7%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas12.49 GW39%Coal0.71 GW2%Imports4.44 GW14%Nuclear6.46 GW20%32.2GW AVERAGE15%7%39%14%20%
Price
£40.97/MWh
Day average £40.97
Demand32.2GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables18%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 December 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £40.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.74/MWh at 05:00 to £59.87/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.361.1%Wind 4.9015.2%Gas 12.4938.7%Hydro 0.652.0%Biomass 2.307.1%Nuclear 6.4620.0%Coal 0.712.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 17:30
Low 23.8 · 04:55Avg 32.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
101 Out
0
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 22 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 December 2019, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Dec
Imported
101GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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