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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 December 2019

On Wednesday 25 December, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind3.98 GW13%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.53 GW8%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas11.07 GW37%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports4.08 GW14%Nuclear6.67 GW22%29.6GW AVERAGE13%8%37%14%22%
Price
£33.79/MWh
Day average £33.79
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables17%
Other44%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 December 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £33.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.60/MWh at 03:30 to £46.30/MWh at 13:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.642.1%Wind 3.9813.2%Gas 11.0736.8%Hydro 0.541.8%Biomass 2.538.4%Nuclear 6.6722.2%Coal 0.561.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:55
Low 22.2 · 04:35Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
92 Out
5
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 December 2019, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Dec
Imported
92GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 5.3 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

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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