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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 December 2022

On Sunday 11 December, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind1.42 GW4%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW4%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas20.73 GW59%Coal1.28 GW4%Imports4.20 GW12%Nuclear5.64 GW16%34.2GW AVERAGE59%12%16%
Price
£329.41/MWh
Day average £329.41
Demand34.2GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables6%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
290g/kWh
0Day average 290300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 December 2022, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 290 g/kWh and the price £329.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (278 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £247.04/MWh at 03:30 to £469.97/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 67% 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 0.300.9%Wind 1.424.0%Gas 20.7358.8%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 1.434.1%Nuclear 5.6416.0%Coal 1.283.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 17:15
Low 25.6 · 04:55Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
96 Out
15
Zero-carbon share24%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 11 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 December 2022, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Dec
Imported
96GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.73GWImporting

In 30.7 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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