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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 December 2019

On Friday 27 December, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind8.55 GW26%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.16 GW7%Solar0.08 GW0%Gas10.13 GW31%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports4.06 GW12%Nuclear6.65 GW20%32.7GW AVERAGE26%31%12%20%
Price
£38.05/MWh
Day average £38.05
Demand32.7GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables28%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 December 2019, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £38.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.94/MWh at 01:30 to £55.44/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 35% 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 0.080.3%Wind 8.5525.9%Gas 10.1330.7%Hydro 0.712.1%Biomass 2.166.6%Nuclear 6.6520.2%Coal 0.611.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 17:20
Low 23.6 · 04:15Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
92 Out
0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 27 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 December 2019, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Dec
Imported
92GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.82GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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