Great Britain’s Monthly Energy Stats

Great Britain’s energy explained: December

In December, wind was our largest source of generation, providing 38.9% of Great Britain’s electricity. Our ability to harness the power of windy conditions achieved two maximum wind records in December.

A new record of 22,243MW was reached on 15 December at 6:30pm but broken again shortly after with 22,523MW being generated by wind on 18 December at 3:30am. These records played a vital role in allowing zero carbon sources to provide 56% our electricity.

The largest share of our gas came from UK and Norwegian gas fields at 68% with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports providing 23% and storage withdrawal proving the remaining 9%.

Distribution networks transported 68% of our gas to homes and businesses. Power stations used 16% to generate electricity, we exported 8% and stored the remaining 6%.
 
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Our control room experts continue to balance supply and demand second by second as we move into the spring months – and you can follow the electricity mix live in our carbon intensity app - available on Google Play Store and The App Store.2