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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 December 2023

On Sunday 24 December, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 64%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind19.18 GW62%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass0.70 GW2%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas2.47 GW8%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports2.53 GW8%Nuclear5.27 GW17%28.4GW AVERAGE62%8%8%17%
Price
£5.60/MWh
Day average £5.60
Demand28.4GW
Generation 28.6Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables64%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
44g/kWh
0Day average 44300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 December 2023, wind supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 44 g/kWh and the price £5.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.8 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (31 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (57 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£21.68/MWh at 11:00 to £50.46/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 9 hours. Wind made 67% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.150.5%Wind 19.1861.6%Gas 2.477.9%Hydro 0.682.2%Biomass 0.702.3%Nuclear 5.2716.9%Coal 0.140.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 17:10
Low 20.9 · 05:00Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports3GWh
In
53 Out
49
Zero-carbon share88%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 67%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 24 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 December 2023, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Dec
Imported
53GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
3GWh
Average net flow
0.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.36GWImporting

In 36.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 15.1 GWh

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