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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 December 2019

On Tuesday 24 December, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind6.92 GW21%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.60 GW8%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas11.00 GW33%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports4.12 GW13%Nuclear6.65 GW20%32.7GW AVERAGE21%8%33%13%20%
Price
£30.97/MWh
Day average £30.97
Demand32.7GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables24%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 December 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £30.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.18/MWh at 05:00 to £40.33/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 38% 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 0.300.9%Wind 6.9221.0%Gas 11.0033.4%Hydro 0.601.8%Biomass 2.607.9%Nuclear 6.6520.2%Coal 0.732.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 17:05
Low 23.9 · 04:25Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
94 Out
2
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 December 2019, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Dec
Imported
94GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 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

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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