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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 December 2021

On Friday 24 December, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind8.95 GW27%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.74 GW8%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas11.56 GW34%Imports3.20 GW10%Nuclear6.66 GW20%32.7GW AVERAGE27%8%34%10%20%
Price
£187.02/MWh
Day average £187.02
Demand32.7GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables28%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 December 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £187.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.73/MWh at 23:30 to £230.85/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.160.5%Wind 8.9526.6%Gas 11.5634.4%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 2.748.1%Nuclear 6.6619.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 17:05
Low 23.8 · 04:40Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
75 Out
16
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 December 2021, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Dec
Imported
75GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 16.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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