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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 December 2022

On Saturday 10 December, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind3.74 GW10%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.45 GW4%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas20.26 GW57%Coal1.28 GW4%Imports2.67 GW8%Nuclear5.35 GW15%34.8GW AVERAGE10%57%8%15%
Price
£321.58/MWh
Day average £321.58
Demand34.8GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables13%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
285g/kWh
0Day average 285300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 December 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 285 g/kWh and the price £321.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 18:30 (265 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (300 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £257.06/MWh at 04:30 to £423.00/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 62% 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 0.601.7%Wind 3.7410.5%Gas 20.2656.9%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 1.454.1%Nuclear 5.3515.0%Coal 1.283.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 17:10
Low 26.4 · 04:30Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
60 Out
12
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 December 2022, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Dec
Imported
60GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.58GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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