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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 December 2016

On Sunday 4 December, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind3.40 GW10%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas16.75 GW48%Coal3.41 GW10%Imports2.26 GW7%Nuclear7.78 GW22%34.0GW AVERAGE10%48%10%22%
Price
£44.67/MWh
Day average £44.67
Demand34.0GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 December 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 17:20. The price £44.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.14/MWh at 05:00 to £89.06/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 0.792.3%Wind 3.409.8%Gas 16.7548.4%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7822.5%Coal 3.419.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 17:20
Low 24.5 · 05:25Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
47 Out
2
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 4 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 December 2016, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Dec
Imported
47GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.88GW 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

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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