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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 December 2022

On Friday 23 December, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind9.29 GW29%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.00 GW6%Solar0.18 GW1%Gas9.55 GW30%Coal0.39 GW1%Imports4.80 GW15%Nuclear5.68 GW18%31.6GW AVERAGE29%30%15%18%
Price
£162.91/MWh
Day average £162.91
Demand31.6GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables31%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 December 2022, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £162.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:30 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £118.88/MWh at 22:30 to £215.94/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 35% 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 0.180.6%Wind 9.2928.7%Gas 9.5529.5%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 2.006.2%Nuclear 5.6817.6%Coal 0.391.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 17:35
Low 22.8 · 05:00Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
107 Out
11
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 23 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 December 2022, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Dec
Imported
107GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
3.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWImporting

In 62.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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