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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 December 2023

On Tuesday 26 December, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind9.20 GW33%Hydro0.83 GW3%Biomass1.96 GW7%Solar0.48 GW2%Gas6.01 GW21%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports4.38 GW16%Nuclear5.26 GW19%26.2GW AVERAGE33%21%16%19%
Price
£51.73/MWh
Day average £51.73
Demand26.2GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables37%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
101g/kWh
0Day average 101300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 December 2023, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 101 g/kWh and the price £51.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 02:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£17.98/MWh at 05:00 to £121.09/MWh at 16:30. The price was below zero for 7 hours. Wind made 39% 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 0.481.7%Wind 9.2032.6%Gas 6.0121.3%Hydro 0.832.9%Biomass 1.967.0%Nuclear 5.2618.7%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 17:00
Low 19.7 · 04:45Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
93 Out
34
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 39%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 26 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 December 2023, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Dec
Imported
93GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 12.5 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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