All interconnectors
Wed 27 Dec- Imported
- 64GWh
- Exported
- 37GWh
- Net in
- 27GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.13GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 December 2023
On Wednesday 27 December, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.
Price
£42.63/MWh
Day average £42.63
Demand30.2GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables59%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
46g/kWh
0Day average 46300
On the record lists
All recordsKey moments
On Wednesday 27 December 2023, wind supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 46 g/kWh and the price £42.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.5 GW at 11:15. Carbon intensity was lowest at 20:00 (29 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (71 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£3.10/MWh at 23:30 to £77.30/MWh at 15:30. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 63% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.040.1%Wind 18.5557.3%Gas 2.688.3%Hydro 0.682.1%Biomass 2.126.6%Nuclear 5.2416.2%
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Demand 25.3Generation 30.3Transfers -5.0
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Demand 30.2avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 0.9avg
Peak demand37.8GW · 17:45
Low 21.6 · 04:10Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports27GWh
In64
Out37
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 63%Solar 0%
Transfers · Wed 27 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 27 December 2023, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.18GWImporting
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 10.2 GWhOut 5.9 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
0
2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.91GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 34.2 GWhOut 12.5 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.10GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.8 GWhOut 4.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.31GWExporting
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 1.9 GWhOut 9.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.26GWImporting
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 11.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.23GWPumping
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Generated 9.8 GWhPumped 15.2 GWh
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