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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 December 2022

On Thursday 29 December, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind17.82 GW56%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.12 GW3%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas2.45 GW8%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports3.58 GW11%Nuclear5.71 GW18%30.0GW AVERAGE56%8%11%18%
Price
£88.62/MWh
Day average £88.62
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables59%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
57g/kWh
0Day average 57300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 December 2022, wind supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 57 g/kWh and the price £88.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.2 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (77 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£16.70/MWh at 02:30 to £210.08/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 63% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.461.5%Wind 17.8255.8%Gas 2.457.7%Hydro 0.521.6%Biomass 1.123.5%Nuclear 5.7117.9%Coal 0.290.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 17:05
Low 21.7 · 04:55Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
72 Out
32
Zero-carbon share86%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 63%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 29 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 December 2022, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Dec
Imported
72GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 41.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.39GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 13.6 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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