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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 December 2021

On Sunday 26 December, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind11.37 GW37%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar0.16 GW1%Gas7.59 GW24%Imports2.64 GW9%Nuclear6.78 GW22%29.7GW AVERAGE37%7%24%9%22%
Price
£153.71/MWh
Day average £153.71
Demand29.7GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables38%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 December 2021, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £153.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 02:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (158 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £100.91/MWh at 05:00 to £188.72/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.160.5%Wind 11.3736.6%Gas 7.5924.5%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 2.207.1%Nuclear 6.7821.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 17:15
Low 22.5 · 04:40Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
59 Out
22
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 December 2021, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Dec
Imported
59GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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