All interconnectors
Thu 28 Dec- Imported
- 73GWh
- Exported
- 43GWh
- Net in
- 30GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.25GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 December 2023
On Thursday 28 December, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 64%.
Price
£20.42/MWh
Day average £20.42
Demand30.4GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables64%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
39g/kWh
0Day average 39300
Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Thursday 28 December 2023, wind supplied 61% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 39 g/kWh and the price £20.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.2 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (26 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (54 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£10.78/MWh at 23:00 to £78.99/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 68% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.300.9%Wind 20.0861.0%Gas 2.497.6%Hydro 0.631.9%Biomass 0.742.2%Nuclear 5.2415.9%Coal 0.010.0%
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Demand 25.1Generation 28.9Transfers -3.8
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Demand 30.4avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 1.0avg
Peak demand37.2GW · 17:15
Low 22.1 · 04:40Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports30GWh
In73
Out43
Zero-carbon share89%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 68%Solar 1%
Transfers · Thu 28 Dec
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 28 December 2023, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (20 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.38GWImporting
-4
-2
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4
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In 14.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.14GWImporting
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 38.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.35GWImporting
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 8.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.02GWImporting
-4
-2
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In 7.4 GWhOut 7.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.64GWExporting
-4
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In 4.3 GWhOut 19.8 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.30GWPumping
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Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 16.7 GWh
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