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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 December 2020

On Sunday 13 December, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind12.06 GW35%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.49 GW7%Solar0.07 GW0%Gas8.74 GW26%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports3.47 GW10%Nuclear6.48 GW19%34.0GW AVERAGE35%7%26%10%19%
Price
£45.86/MWh
Day average £45.86
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables37%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 December 2020, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £45.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 16:20. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.60/MWh at 23:30 to £61.79/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.070.2%Wind 12.0635.3%Gas 8.7425.6%Hydro 0.481.4%Biomass 2.497.3%Nuclear 6.4819.0%Coal 0.351.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 16:50
Low 24.7 · 04:50Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
80 Out
0
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 13 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 December 2020, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Dec
Imported
80GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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