All interconnectors
Mon 26 Dec- Imported
- 57GWh
- Exported
- 44GWh
- Net in
- 14GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.57GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 December 2022
On Monday 26 December, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 60%.
Price
£67.14/MWh
Day average £67.14
Demand26.9GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables60%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
59g/kWh
0Day average 59300
Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Monday 26 December 2022, wind supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 59 g/kWh and the price £67.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (41 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (78 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£6.00/MWh at 05:30 to £149.02/MWh at 16:30. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 62% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.682.3%Wind 16.5756.2%Gas 2.909.9%Hydro 0.381.3%Biomass 0.411.4%Nuclear 5.6819.3%Coal 0.180.6%
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£24.18
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Demand 23.5Generation 24.0Transfers -0.5
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Demand 26.9avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 0.1avg
Peak demand33.6GW · 17:35
Low 19.8 · 05:00Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports14GWh
In57
Out44
Zero-carbon share87%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 62%Solar 3%
Transfers · Mon 26 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 26 December 2022, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.19GWImporting
-4
-2
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4
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In 10.1 GWhOut 5.6 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.99GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 31.6 GWhOut 7.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.65GWExporting
-4
-2
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4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 15.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.35GWImporting
-4
-2
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In 9.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.30GWExporting
-4
-2
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In 6.2 GWhOut 13.4 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.45GWPumping
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Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 17.2 GWh
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