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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 December 2019

On Sunday 29 December, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind11.86 GW37%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.42 GW8%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas6.16 GW19%Coal0.49 GW2%Imports3.31 GW10%Nuclear6.59 GW21%31.4GW AVERAGE37%8%19%10%21%
Price
£33.27/MWh
Day average £33.27
Demand31.4GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables40%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 December 2019, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £33.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.56/MWh at 23:30 to £46.36/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 42% 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 0.321.0%Wind 11.8637.3%Gas 6.1619.4%Hydro 0.652.1%Biomass 2.427.6%Nuclear 6.5920.7%Coal 0.491.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:15
Low 23.0 · 04:50Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
74 Out
2
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 29 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 December 2019, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Dec
Imported
74GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.33GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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