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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 December 2022

On Saturday 24 December, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind14.29 GW48%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.07 GW4%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas3.68 GW12%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports3.84 GW13%Nuclear5.68 GW19%28.3GW AVERAGE48%12%13%19%
Price
£116.88/MWh
Day average £116.88
Demand28.3GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables51%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 December 2022, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £116.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.2 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (102 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.82/MWh at 03:00 to £174.14/MWh at 13:30. Wind made 55% 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 0.381.3%Wind 14.2948.2%Gas 3.6812.4%Hydro 0.421.4%Biomass 1.073.6%Nuclear 5.6819.2%Coal 0.301.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 17:20
Low 21.0 · 04:35Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
85 Out
14
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 December 2022, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Dec
Imported
85GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 41.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.39GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 16.9 GWh

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