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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 December 2022

On Thursday 22 December, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind5.73 GW17%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas13.50 GW40%Coal0.44 GW1%Imports5.94 GW17%Nuclear5.71 GW17%33.2GW AVERAGE17%40%17%17%
Price
£206.15/MWh
Day average £206.15
Demand33.2GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables19%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 December 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £206.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £151.31/MWh at 00:00 to £264.71/MWh at 14:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.110.3%Wind 5.7316.8%Gas 13.5039.7%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 2.015.9%Nuclear 5.7116.8%Coal 0.441.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 17:10
Low 23.8 · 04:15Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
134 Out
14
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 22 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 December 2022, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Dec
Imported
134GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
5.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.66GWImporting

In 63.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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