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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 December 2016

On Monday 5 December, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind1.76 GW4%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas22.43 GW55%Coal6.30 GW15%Imports1.82 GW4%Nuclear7.76 GW19%39.8GW AVERAGE55%15%19%
Price
£58.41/MWh
Day average £58.41
Demand39.8GW
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables6%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 5 December 2016, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 49.6 GW at 17:25. The price £58.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £35.86/MWh at 02:00 to £203.59/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.471.1%Wind 1.764.3%Gas 22.4355.0%Hydro 0.260.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7619.0%Coal 6.3015.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.6GW · 17:25
Low 26.8 · 03:55Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
32 Out
12
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 5 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 December 2016, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Dec
Imported
32GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.83GW 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

Average0.21GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 11.5 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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