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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 December 2022

On Tuesday 27 December, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind13.99 GW47%Hydro0.46 GW2%Biomass1.52 GW5%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas2.83 GW9%Coal0.47 GW2%Imports4.76 GW16%Nuclear5.68 GW19%29.0GW AVERAGE47%9%16%19%
Price
£98.28/MWh
Day average £98.28
Demand29.0GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables49%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 December 2022, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £98.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 20:30 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (125 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.75/MWh at 23:30 to £168.70/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 56% 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 0.200.7%Wind 13.9946.8%Gas 2.839.5%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 1.525.1%Nuclear 5.6819.0%Coal 0.471.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 17:00
Low 21.4 · 04:55Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
105 Out
15
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 56%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 27 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 December 2022, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Dec
Imported
105GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWImporting

In 57.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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