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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 December 2020

On Sunday 27 December, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind10.81 GW34%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas8.28 GW26%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports2.73 GW9%Nuclear6.15 GW19%31.0GW AVERAGE34%26%9%19%
Price
£42.50/MWh
Day average £42.50
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables39%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 December 2020, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £42.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.98/MWh at 00:30 to £99.82/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 38% 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 0.662.1%Wind 10.8134.3%Gas 8.2826.3%Hydro 0.692.2%Biomass 2.106.7%Nuclear 6.1519.5%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 17:15
Low 22.6 · 04:45Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
59 Out
6
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 27 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 December 2020, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Dec
Imported
59GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.05GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.6 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

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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