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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 December 2020

On Wednesday 23 December, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind9.37 GW27%Hydro0.83 GW2%Biomass2.33 GW7%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas10.61 GW31%Coal0.81 GW2%Imports3.82 GW11%Nuclear6.22 GW18%34.0GW AVERAGE27%31%11%18%
Price
£51.93/MWh
Day average £51.93
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables30%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 December 2020, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £51.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.90/MWh at 15:30 to £60.22/MWh at 10:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.110.3%Wind 9.3727.5%Gas 10.6131.1%Hydro 0.832.4%Biomass 2.336.8%Nuclear 6.2218.2%Coal 0.812.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:00
Low 23.8 · 04:10Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
85 Out
0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 31%Solar 0%

Transfers · Wed 23 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 December 2020, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Dec
Imported
85GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 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

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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