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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 December 2022

On Monday 19 December, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind19.04 GW53%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar0.07 GW0%Gas5.39 GW15%Coal0.50 GW1%Imports3.25 GW9%Nuclear5.86 GW16%34.8GW AVERAGE53%15%9%16%
Price
£192.64/MWh
Day average £192.64
Demand34.8GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables54%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 December 2022, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £192.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.76/MWh at 23:30 to £274.82/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.070.2%Wind 19.0452.6%Gas 5.3914.9%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 1.724.8%Nuclear 5.8616.2%Coal 0.501.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 17:20
Low 24.6 · 04:20Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
71 Out
23
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 19 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 December 2022, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Dec
Imported
71GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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