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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 December 2019

On Monday 23 December, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind11.72 GW33%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.22 GW6%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas9.05 GW26%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports3.90 GW11%Nuclear6.66 GW19%34.6GW AVERAGE33%26%11%19%
Price
£35.54/MWh
Day average £35.54
Demand34.6GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables36%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 December 2019, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £35.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.24/MWh at 04:30 to £48.92/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.471.3%Wind 11.7233.3%Gas 9.0525.7%Hydro 0.641.8%Biomass 2.226.3%Nuclear 6.6618.9%Coal 0.551.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 16:55
Low 24.3 · 04:10Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
90 Out
7
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 23 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 December 2019, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Dec
Imported
90GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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