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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 December 2016

On Thursday 1 December, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind4.23 GW10%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas20.37 GW50%Coal5.69 GW14%Imports1.40 GW3%Nuclear8.16 GW20%39.4GW AVERAGE10%50%14%20%
Price
£47.86/MWh
Day average £47.86
Demand39.4GW
Generation 39.4Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables13%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 December 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 16:50. The price £47.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 05:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £37.89/MWh at 23:30 to £75.32/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.651.6%Wind 4.2310.4%Gas 20.3750.0%Hydro 0.250.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1620.0%Coal 5.6914.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 39.4avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 16:50
Low 27.5 · 04:25Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.4Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
25 Out
21
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 1 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 December 2016, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Dec
Imported
25GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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