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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 December 2020

On Thursday 24 December, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind13.27 GW39%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.80 GW5%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas8.59 GW25%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports2.55 GW8%Nuclear6.22 GW18%33.1GW AVERAGE39%25%8%18%
Price
£46.27/MWh
Day average £46.27
Demand33.1GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables43%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 December 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £46.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 05:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.73/MWh at 03:30 to £68.96/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 42% 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 0.601.8%Wind 13.2739.2%Gas 8.5925.4%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 1.805.3%Nuclear 6.2218.4%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 16:50
Low 23.6 · 04:00Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
59 Out
10
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 December 2020, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Dec
Imported
59GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 10.0 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

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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