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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 December 2023

On Sunday 10 December, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind14.64 GW45%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.55 GW5%Solar0.18 GW1%Gas5.50 GW17%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports5.10 GW16%Nuclear4.71 GW14%31.8GW AVERAGE45%17%16%14%
Price
£72.23/MWh
Day average £72.23
Demand31.8GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables47%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
96g/kWh
0Day average 96300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 December 2023, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 96 g/kWh and the price £72.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (129 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.21/MWh at 00:00 to £93.18/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.180.6%Wind 14.6444.9%Gas 5.5016.9%Hydro 0.381.2%Biomass 1.554.7%Nuclear 4.7114.4%Coal 0.581.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 16:45
Low 23.0 · 05:50Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
117 Out
11
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 10 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 December 2023, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Dec
Imported
117GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.31GWImporting

In 55.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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