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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 December 2019

On Monday 30 December, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind9.66 GW28%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.85 GW8%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas9.75 GW28%Coal0.84 GW2%Imports2.98 GW9%Nuclear6.82 GW20%33.3GW AVERAGE28%8%28%9%20%
Price
£29.37/MWh
Day average £29.37
Demand33.3GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables32%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 December 2019, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £29.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.82/MWh at 03:30 to £45.07/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 31% 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 0.641.9%Wind 9.6628.2%Gas 9.7528.5%Hydro 0.722.1%Biomass 2.858.3%Nuclear 6.8219.9%Coal 0.842.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 17:35
Low 23.8 · 04:35Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
67 Out
16
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 30 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 December 2019, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Dec
Imported
67GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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