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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 December 2016

On Tuesday 6 December, demand averaged 39.5 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

39.5GW AVERAGEWind3.12 GW8%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas22.11 GW54%Coal6.09 GW15%Imports1.40 GW3%Nuclear7.85 GW19%39.5GW AVERAGE8%54%15%19%
Price
£54.40/MWh
Day average £54.40
Demand39.5GW
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables9%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 December 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 49.2 GW at 17:15. The price £54.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £37.93/MWh at 04:30 to £98.53/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 56% 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 3.127.6%Gas 22.1153.9%Hydro 0.270.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8519.2%Coal 6.0914.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.5avgGeneration 39.6avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.2GW · 17:15
Low 27.7 · 03:55Avg 39.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.1 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
23 Out
22
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 6 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 December 2016, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Dec
Imported
23GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.07GW 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

Average0.65GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 18.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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