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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 December 2016

On Saturday 3 December, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind1.66 GW5%Hydro0.17 GW0%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas19.09 GW54%Coal4.36 GW12%Imports1.89 GW5%Nuclear7.82 GW22%34.4GW AVERAGE54%12%22%
Price
£42.65/MWh
Day average £42.65
Demand34.4GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables6%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 December 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 17:20. The price £42.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.17/MWh at 05:30 to £59.43/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 57% 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 0.310.9%Wind 1.664.7%Gas 19.0954.1%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8222.2%Coal 4.3612.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 17:20
Low 25.2 · 04:50Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
39 Out
7
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 3 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 December 2016, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Dec
Imported
39GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW 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

Average0.18GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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