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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 December 2022

On Thursday 15 December, demand averaged 39.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

39.5GW AVERAGEWind7.48 GW18%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas21.12 GW51%Coal1.26 GW3%Imports2.57 GW6%Nuclear5.85 GW14%39.5GW AVERAGE18%51%14%
Price
£369.72/MWh
Day average £369.72
Demand39.5GW
Generation 38.8Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables21%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 December 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £369.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £238.93/MWh at 02:30 to £475.71/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.781.9%Wind 7.4818.1%Gas 21.1251.0%Hydro 0.320.8%Biomass 2.034.9%Nuclear 5.8514.1%Coal 1.263.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.5avgGeneration 38.8avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 11:00
Low 29.0 · 05:05Avg 39.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 38.8Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports17GWh
In
52 Out
35
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 15 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 December 2022, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Dec
Imported
52GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
17GWh
Average net flow
0.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 21.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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