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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 December 2022

On Tuesday 13 December, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind3.82 GW9%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW6%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas22.79 GW57%Coal1.29 GW3%Imports3.50 GW9%Nuclear5.84 GW15%38.4GW AVERAGE9%57%9%15%
Price
£408.30/MWh
Day average £408.30
Demand38.4GW
Generation 36.8Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables11%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
280g/kWh
0Day average 280300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 December 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 16:35. Carbon intensity averaged 280 g/kWh and the price £408.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 19:00 (263 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £260.20/MWh at 01:30 to £562.61/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.230.6%Wind 3.829.5%Gas 22.7956.6%Hydro 0.381.0%Biomass 2.426.0%Nuclear 5.8414.5%Coal 1.293.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 16:35
Low 28.1 · 04:40Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
72 Out
35
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 13 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 December 2022, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Dec
Imported
72GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 30.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 12.1 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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