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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 December 2019

On Saturday 28 December, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind11.27 GW35%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas7.10 GW22%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports3.79 GW12%Nuclear6.60 GW20%31.9GW AVERAGE35%7%22%12%20%
Price
£34.05/MWh
Day average £34.05
Demand31.9GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables37%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 December 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £34.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 16:35. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (172 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.41/MWh at 01:30 to £47.39/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 39% 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 0.160.5%Wind 11.2734.8%Gas 7.1021.9%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 2.317.1%Nuclear 6.6020.4%Coal 0.611.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 17:15
Low 23.7 · 04:55Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
86 Out
5
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 28 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 December 2019, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Dec
Imported
86GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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