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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 December 2022

On Saturday 17 December, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind12.01 GW33%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.59 GW4%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas13.02 GW35%Coal1.28 GW3%Imports2.57 GW7%Nuclear5.78 GW16%35.5GW AVERAGE33%35%16%
Price
£255.58/MWh
Day average £255.58
Demand35.5GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables34%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 December 2022, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £255.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £185.82/MWh at 23:00 to £329.13/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 38% 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 0.371.0%Wind 12.0132.5%Gas 13.0235.3%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 1.594.3%Nuclear 5.7815.7%Coal 1.283.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 17:15
Low 27.6 · 05:15Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
59 Out
26
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 17 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 December 2022, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Dec
Imported
59GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 23.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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