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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 December 2022

On Friday 30 December, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind19.27 GW59%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass0.72 GW2%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas2.50 GW8%Coal0.48 GW1%Imports3.17 GW10%Nuclear5.72 GW18%30.1GW AVERAGE59%8%10%18%
Price
£38.84/MWh
Day average £38.84
Demand30.1GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables61%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
58g/kWh
0Day average 58300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 December 2022, wind supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 58 g/kWh and the price £38.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.9 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (78 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£46.76/MWh at 05:00 to £116.69/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 66% 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 0.150.5%Wind 19.2759.3%Gas 2.507.7%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 0.722.2%Nuclear 5.7217.6%Coal 0.481.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 17:35
Low 22.2 · 04:20Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
72 Out
41
Zero-carbon share87%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 66%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 30 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 December 2022, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Dec
Imported
72GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.35GWImporting

In 41.8 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.52GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 16.5 GWh

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