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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 December 2016

On Thursday 8 December, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind5.15 GW14%Hydro0.30 GW1%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas19.10 GW51%Coal3.85 GW10%Imports1.51 GW4%Nuclear7.76 GW21%36.5GW AVERAGE14%51%10%21%
Price
£41.67/MWh
Day average £41.67
Demand36.5GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables15%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 December 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 17:20. The price £41.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.93/MWh at 04:30 to £58.11/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.160.4%Wind 5.1513.6%Gas 19.1050.5%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7620.5%Coal 3.8510.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 17:20
Low 24.6 · 04:25Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
29 Out
20
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 8 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 December 2016, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Dec
Imported
29GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.36GW 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

Average0.51GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 4.9 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

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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