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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 December 2022

On Monday 12 December, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind1.93 GW5%Hydro0.59 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas22.99 GW58%Coal1.29 GW3%Imports4.47 GW11%Nuclear5.78 GW15%37.9GW AVERAGE58%11%15%
Price
£446.71/MWh
Day average £446.71
Demand37.9GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables7%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
285g/kWh
0Day average 285300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 December 2022, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 16:20. Carbon intensity averaged 285 g/kWh and the price £446.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 18:30 (265 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (308 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £261.61/MWh at 23:30 to £820.63/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 65% 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 0.210.5%Wind 1.934.9%Gas 22.9958.1%Hydro 0.591.5%Biomass 2.335.9%Nuclear 5.7814.6%Coal 1.293.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 16:20
Low 26.9 · 04:25Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
95 Out
29
Zero-carbon share24%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 12 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 December 2022, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Dec
Imported
95GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 24.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 12.7 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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