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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 December 2020

On Monday 28 December, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind2.99 GW9%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass2.17 GW7%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas16.29 GW50%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports3.92 GW12%Nuclear6.13 GW19%32.6GW AVERAGE9%50%12%19%
Price
£72.72/MWh
Day average £72.72
Demand32.6GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 December 2020, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £72.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 01:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (155 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.46/MWh at 03:30 to £181.10/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 56% 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 0.220.7%Wind 2.999.1%Gas 16.2949.6%Hydro 0.742.3%Biomass 2.176.6%Nuclear 6.1318.7%Coal 0.351.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 17:30
Low 23.9 · 04:30Avg 32.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
87 Out
0
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 28 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 December 2020, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Dec
Imported
87GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 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

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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