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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 December 2020

On Friday 25 December, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind9.68 GW30%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas9.69 GW30%Imports3.13 GW10%Nuclear6.20 GW19%31.6GW AVERAGE30%30%10%19%
Price
£57.09/MWh
Day average £57.09
Demand31.6GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables34%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
137g/kWh
0Day average 137300
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Key moments

On Friday 25 December 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 137 g/kWh and the price £57.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (173 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.23/MWh at 23:30 to £70.82/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 34% 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 0.601.9%Wind 9.6830.3%Gas 9.6930.3%Hydro 0.642.0%Biomass 2.056.4%Nuclear 6.2019.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 13:10
Low 23.2 · 04:45Avg 31.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
68 Out
6
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 December 2020, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Dec
Imported
68GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 6.0 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

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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