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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 December 2016

On Wednesday 7 December, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind8.42 GW22%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas16.52 GW43%Coal3.66 GW9%Imports1.54 GW4%Nuclear7.85 GW20%37.0GW AVERAGE22%43%9%20%
Price
£42.63/MWh
Day average £42.63
Demand37.0GW
Generation 37.0Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables23%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 December 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 16:55. The price £42.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 14:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.18/MWh at 05:30 to £63.47/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.330.8%Wind 8.4221.8%Gas 16.5242.8%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8520.4%Coal 3.669.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 16:55
Low 25.2 · 04:25Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
29 Out
23
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 December 2016, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Dec
Imported
29GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.24GW 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

Average0.76GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 20.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 2.7 GWhOut 2.7 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

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 13.9 GWh

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