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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 December 2023

On Monday 25 December, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind14.29 GW51%Hydro0.74 GW3%Biomass0.83 GW3%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas2.71 GW10%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports3.69 GW13%Nuclear5.27 GW19%26.0GW AVERAGE51%10%13%19%
Price
£34.45/MWh
Day average £34.45
Demand26.0GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables55%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
56g/kWh
0Day average 56300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 December 2023, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 56 g/kWh and the price £34.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (81 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£20.80/MWh at 23:00 to £111.57/MWh at 13:00. The price was below zero for 10.5 hours. Wind made 59% 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 0.120.4%Wind 14.2951.4%Gas 2.719.8%Hydro 0.742.7%Biomass 0.833.0%Nuclear 5.2719.0%Coal 0.140.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 13:05
Low 18.7 · 05:45Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
76 Out
29
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 59%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 25 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 December 2023, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Dec
Imported
76GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.61GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 20.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 13.0 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh

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