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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 December 2020

On Saturday 26 December, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind16.06 GW52%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.05 GW3%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas4.44 GW14%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports2.16 GW7%Nuclear6.18 GW20%30.0GW AVERAGE52%14%7%20%
Price
£22.04/MWh
Day average £22.04
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables54%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 December 2020, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £22.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (109 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£30.26/MWh at 07:00 to £57.24/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 5 hours. Wind made 56% 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 0.140.4%Wind 16.0652.2%Gas 4.4414.5%Hydro 0.521.7%Biomass 1.053.4%Nuclear 6.1820.1%Coal 0.200.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 17:30
Low 22.2 · 05:00Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
47 Out
6
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 56%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 December 2020, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Dec
Imported
47GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.79GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.2 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

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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