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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 December 2022

On Friday 9 December, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind5.69 GW15%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW6%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas20.86 GW54%Coal1.28 GW3%Imports2.36 GW6%Nuclear5.25 GW14%36.9GW AVERAGE15%54%14%
Price
£359.03/MWh
Day average £359.03
Demand36.9GW
Generation 36.2Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables17%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 December 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 11:10. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £359.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 05:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (241 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £240.50/MWh at 03:30 to £493.75/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.661.7%Wind 5.6914.8%Gas 20.8654.1%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 2.185.7%Nuclear 5.2513.6%Coal 1.283.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 36.2avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 11:10
Low 27.3 · 04:35Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.2Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports16GWh
In
48 Out
31
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 9 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 December 2022, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Dec
Imported
48GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
16GWh
Average net flow
0.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 25.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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