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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 December 2022

On Sunday 25 December, demand averaged 25.7 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

25.7GW AVERAGEWind13.06 GW47%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass0.64 GW2%Solar0.19 GW1%Gas3.69 GW13%Coal0.43 GW2%Imports3.52 GW13%Nuclear5.69 GW20%25.7GW AVERAGE47%13%13%20%
Price
£115.20/MWh
Day average £115.20
Demand25.7GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables50%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
83g/kWh
0Day average 83300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 December 2022, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 83 g/kWh and the price £115.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 02:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 19:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (115 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.65/MWh at 23:30 to £226.92/MWh at 14:00. Wind made 54% 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 0.190.7%Wind 13.0647.1%Gas 3.6913.3%Hydro 0.541.9%Biomass 0.642.3%Nuclear 5.6920.5%Coal 0.431.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.7avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 12:55
Low 19.2 · 04:50Avg 25.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
71 Out
34
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 December 2022, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Dec
Imported
71GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.10GWImporting

In 38.7 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 13.1 GWhPumped 15.3 GWh

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