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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 December 2016

On Friday 2 December, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 3%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind0.86 GW2%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas22.53 GW57%Coal6.12 GW16%Imports1.63 GW4%Nuclear7.84 GW20%38.3GW AVERAGE57%16%20%
Price
£54.63/MWh
Day average £54.63
Demand38.3GW
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables3%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 2 December 2016, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 17:05. The price £54.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £38.37/MWh at 01:30 to £96.72/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 60% 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 0.150.4%Wind 0.862.2%Gas 22.5357.2%Hydro 0.270.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8419.9%Coal 6.1215.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 17:05
Low 27.2 · 04:20Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
28 Out
15
Zero-carbon share24%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 2 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 December 2016, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Dec
Imported
28GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.54GW 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

Average0.46GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 10.9 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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