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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 December 2019

On Thursday 26 December, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind10.44 GW34%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.71 GW6%Solar0.08 GW0%Gas7.46 GW24%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports3.31 GW11%Nuclear6.68 GW22%30.2GW AVERAGE34%24%11%22%
Price
£33.41/MWh
Day average £33.41
Demand30.2GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables36%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 December 2019, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £33.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 10:20. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.54/MWh at 08:00 to £45.61/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 38% 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 0.080.2%Wind 10.4434.0%Gas 7.4624.3%Hydro 0.622.0%Biomass 1.715.6%Nuclear 6.6821.7%Coal 0.461.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 17:20
Low 22.5 · 05:00Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
76 Out
6
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 December 2019, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Dec
Imported
76GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.57GWImporting

In 37.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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