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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 December 2022

On Sunday 18 December, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind16.21 GW46%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.79 GW5%Solar0.05 GW0%Gas5.55 GW16%Coal1.11 GW3%Imports4.75 GW13%Nuclear5.86 GW16%35.1GW AVERAGE46%16%13%16%
Price
£241.85/MWh
Day average £241.85
Demand35.1GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables46%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
122g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 December 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £241.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.2 GW at 14:55. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £136.20/MWh at 22:30 to £271.00/MWh at 11:00. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.050.1%Wind 16.2145.5%Gas 5.5515.6%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 1.795.0%Nuclear 5.8616.5%Coal 1.113.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 17:05
Low 26.3 · 05:00Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
112 Out
2
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 18 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 December 2022, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Dec
Imported
112GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.28GWImporting

In 32.4 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.34GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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